The paper presents the preliminary design and modelling of a point absorber wave energy converter
consisting of a floating buoy connected to a tubular linear
generator fixed at the seabed. The behaviour of the device is
described by the equation of motion of a single body system
restricted to vertical motion. The model of the coupled
buoy-generator system is used to simulate the behaviour of
the wave energy converter under regular waves of different or heights and periods. Then the electricity production of an hypothetical installation off the Alghero coast is estimated.
The results show that the device capacity factor at the study
site is around 15%. This is a very promising value
considering that the studied device has not been specifically
optimized for the Alghero wave climate. The work suggests
that the presented technology could be very attractive for the Italian offshore.

Bozzi S, Miquel A M, Scarpa F, Antonini A, Archetti R, Passoni G, et al. (2013). Wave energy production in Italian offshore: Preliminary design of a point absorber with tubular linear generator [10.1109/ICCEP.2013.6586990].

Wave energy production in Italian offshore: Preliminary design of a point absorber with tubular linear generator

ANTONINI, ALESSANDRO;ARCHETTI, RENATA;
2013

Abstract

The paper presents the preliminary design and modelling of a point absorber wave energy converter
consisting of a floating buoy connected to a tubular linear
generator fixed at the seabed. The behaviour of the device is
described by the equation of motion of a single body system
restricted to vertical motion. The model of the coupled
buoy-generator system is used to simulate the behaviour of
the wave energy converter under regular waves of different or heights and periods. Then the electricity production of an hypothetical installation off the Alghero coast is estimated.
The results show that the device capacity factor at the study
site is around 15%. This is a very promising value
considering that the studied device has not been specifically
optimized for the Alghero wave climate. The work suggests
that the presented technology could be very attractive for the Italian offshore.
2013
Proc. 4th International Conference on Clean Electrical Power: Renewable Energy Resources Impact, ICCEP 2013
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Bozzi S, Miquel A M, Scarpa F, Antonini A, Archetti R, Passoni G, et al. (2013). Wave energy production in Italian offshore: Preliminary design of a point absorber with tubular linear generator [10.1109/ICCEP.2013.6586990].
Bozzi S; Miquel A M; Scarpa F; Antonini A; Archetti R; Passoni G; Gruosso G
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