Performance analysis of two generations of heaving point absorber WECs in farms of hexagon-shaped array layoutsShow others and affiliations
2024 (English)In: Ships and Offshore Structures, ISSN 1744-5302, E-ISSN 1754-212X, Vol. 19, no 6, p. 687-Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Numerical analyses are presented for two generations of a floating heaving point absorber wave energy converter (WEC) installed with different farm array layouts. The wave farm configurations are based on WECs developed by Waves4Power. The numerical models are developed in the DNV software package, Sesam. Parametric studies of the isolated WEC configurations and farm array layouts are conducted under typical environmental conditions and various incident wave directions to understand the hydrodynamic power performance and the levelised cost of energy (LCoE). Hexagonal layouts are proposed for deploying the WEC units and compared with a 10-unit layout termed StarBuoy, which has been reported in previous work. The results of the present study confirm that the interactions between arrayed units in a farm can have either positive or negative effects on the LCoE, which is dependent on the array layout and environmental conditions. The hexagonal array layouts lead to lower LCoE owing to constructive interaction effects.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2024. Vol. 19, no 6, p. 687-
Keywords [en]
Wave energy conversion; Array layout; Environmental conditions; Hexagon-shaped; Interaction effect; Levelised cost of energies; Performances analysis; Point absorber; Wave energy; Wave energy converters; Wave farms; Cost benefit analysis
National Category
Mechanical Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-72864DOI: 10.1080/17445302.2024.2317658Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85185453186OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-72864DiVA, id: diva2:1854769
Funder
Swedish Energy Agency, 50197-1Swedish Energy Agency, 50148-1
Note
This work was performed within the project entitled ‘Control of wave energy converters based on wave measurements, for optimal energy absorption,’ funded by the Swedish Energy Agency through contract agreement no. 50197-1, and ‘INTERACT – Analysis of array systems of wave energy converters with regard to interaction effects in the LCoE and fatigue analyses,’ funded by the Swedish Energy Agency through contract agreement no. 50148-1. This study alsoreceived funding from the Chalmers University of Technology Foundation forthe strategic research project ‘Hydro- and aerodynamics’.
2024-04-262024-04-262025-09-23Bibliographically approved