Design and Hydrodynamic Performance Testing of One-Base Multi-Buoy Floating Sharp Eagle Wave Energy Converter

Abstract:

Research on wave energy extraction has been conducted in many countries to meet the growing demand for clean energy. To find an efficient and economic way to convert wave energy, an one-base multi-buoy offshore floating Sharp Eagle wave energy converter is designed, consisting of four Eagle head absorbing buoys, one semi-submersible barge, one energy conversion system, buoyancy tanks, underwater appendages and other components. The working principle of the device is described in this paper. To test the hydrodynamic performance of device and make an initial evaluation for the design, a model experiment of 1/13.78th scale was carried out. The influence of wave period, wave height, pressure in hydrocylinders and wave direction is tested. All the efficiencies in different conditions are compared with each other, while the high efficiency and stability of device are verified.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1092-1093)
• Pages: 152-157
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1092-1093.152
• Online since: March 2015
• Authors: Zhen Peng Wang, Ya Ge You*, Ya Qun Zhang, Song Wei Sheng, Hong Jun Lin
• Keywords: One-Base Multi-Buoy, Semi-Submersible Barge, Sharp Eagle, Wave Energy

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