A first-order dynamics and cost comparison of wave energy converters combined with floating wind turbines.
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Kluger, Jocelyn Maxine; Slocum, Alexander H; Sapsis, Themistoklis Panagiotis
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Attaching a wave energy converter to a floating wind turbine (FWT-WEC) produces cost savings by sharing the mooring lines, electric transmission lines, and site permitting. We investigate if certain parameters can produce synergistic dynamics: maximized WEC power, minimized WEC cost, and minimized FWT motion. Our approach is to model the dynamics using first-order linear coupled equations of motion and long wave-length approximations. We compute representative annual response statistics of FWT-WEC systems for WEC's at various locations, and with different motion directions and power takeoff systems. It seems unlikely that a dynamically synergistic FWT-WEC configuration exists. However, the results of each FWT-WEC pair suggests that the WEC's could be used as building blocks for triple combined tuned mass damper-FWT-WEC or ballast-FWT-WEC systems to achieve both low-cost wave power and reduced FWT motion.
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2017-06Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical EngineeringJournal
Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
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International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers
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Kluger, Jocelyn M. et al. "A First-Order Dynamics and Cost Comparison of Wave Energy Converters Combined With Floating Wind Turbines." Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, June 2017, San Francisco, California, USA, International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers, June 2017 © 2017 International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers
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