Catamaran Based Two-Body Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter with Rope Driving Power Takeoff Design, Modelling, and Proof-of-Concept

Jianuo Huang, Xiaofan Li, Lisheng Yang, Haonan Cheng, Muhammad Hajj, Lei Zuo

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Abstract

This paper presents a two-body Catamaran-Based Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter (CPAWEC) concept with a concise and durable rope-driving power take-off (PTO) system, which is designed to be a self-sustained unmanned surface vehicle powered by ocean energy. This system absorbs energy from the relative motion between the floating first body and the submerging second body via rope and spool mechanism-based PTO. The dynamic models for both the PTO and the overall CPAWEC were derived, simulated, and validated through dry lab testing and wave tank testing under regular wave conditions, respectively. Further studies on drag damping, multi degrees of freedom, generator efficiency, and detailed investigations of the rope driving PTO will be conducted in future research.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOCEANS 2023 - Limerick, OCEANS Limerick 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9798350332261
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event2023 OCEANS Limerick, OCEANS Limerick 2023 - Limerick, Ireland
Duration: Jun 5 2023Jun 8 2023

Publication series

NameOCEANS 2023 - Limerick, OCEANS Limerick 2023

Conference

Conference2023 OCEANS Limerick, OCEANS Limerick 2023
Country/TerritoryIreland
CityLimerick
Period6/5/236/8/23

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Oceanography
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics

Keywords

  • catamaran-based wave energy converter
  • ocean wave energy
  • point absorber
  • rope driving power-take-off
  • self-sustained ocean moving platform
  • unmanned surface vehicle
  • wave tank test

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