Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-4-2020

Publication Title

International Marine Energy Journal

Abstract

If wave energy technology is to mature to commercial success, array optimization could play a key role in that process. This paper outlines physical and numerical modeling of an array of five oscillating water column wave energy converters. Numerical model simulations are compared with experimental tank test data for a non-optimal and optimal array layout. Results show a max increase of 12% in average power for regular waves, and 7% for irregular waves between the non-optimized and optimized layouts. The numerical model matches well under many conditions; however, improvement is needed to adjust for phase errors. This paper outlines the process of numerical and physical array testing, providing methodology and results helpful for researchers and developers working with wave energy converter arrays.

Keywords

Oscillating water column, Wave energy converter array, Numerical modeling, Physical modeling

Volume

3

Issue

3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.36688/imej.3.137-143

ISSN

2631-5548

Rights

Copyright (c) 2020 Bret Bosma, Ted Brekken, Pedro Lomonaco, Bryony DuPont, Chris Sharp, Belinda Batten.

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Comments

Originally published in Bosma, B., Brekken, T., Lomonaco, P., DuPont, B., Sharp, C., & Batten, B. (2020). Array modeling and testing of fixed OWC type Wave Energy Converters. International Marine Energy Journal, 3(3), 137-143. https://doi.org/10.36688/imej.3.137-143.

https://doi.org/10.36688/imej.3.137-143

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