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Review on hardware-in-the-loop simulation of wave energy converters
Gaspar, J. F.; Pinheiro, R. F.; Kamarlouei, M.; Guedes Soares, Carlos; Gonçalves Cavaco Mendes, Mário JoséThis paper presents a review of the state-of-the-art of the Hardware-In-The-Loop (HIL) technique applied to the development of wave energy converters (WEC) and power take-off systems (PTO). The presentation discusses existing frameworks and the technologies involved. In addition, a case study is discussed in order to exemplify the HIL concept applied to a WEC-PTO.
Experimental study of wave energy converter arrays adapted to a semi-submersibl...
Kamarlouei, M.; Gaspar, José; Calvário, Miguel; Hallak, T. S.; Mendes, Mário J. G. C.; Thiebaut, F.; Guedes Soares, CarlosThe design of an offshore wind turbine floating platform seeks to minimize platform pitching motions that otherwise generate large accelerations and loads on the turbine, nacelle and blades, and decrease their lifetime. This objective is harder to achieve as the upscaling to more powerful wind turbines amplify the effects of pitching motions since the wind turbines’ height and mass are higher. Thus, innovative ...
Experimental analysis of wave energy converters concentrically attached on a fl...
Kamarlouei, M.; Gaspar, José; Calvário, Miguel; Hallak, T. S.; Mendes, Mário J. G. C.; Thiebaut, F.; Soares, Carlos GuedesThis paper presents an initial experimental study of wave energy converters concentrically arranged and attached on a floating offshore platform model. The 1:27 scale model, has been designed, built and tested, in two main situations, without and with twelve cone shape wave energy converters. To simulate the power take-off system in each wave energy converter, rotational friction dampers have been installed on ...