Absorbed power density approach for optimal design of heaving point absorber wave energy converter: A case study of Durban sea characteristics
This work proposes an approach for the optimal sizing of a cylindrical heaving wave energy converter (WEC). The approach is based on maximising the absorbed power density (APD) of the buoy, with the diameter being the decision variable. Furthermore, two types of buoy shapes were compared to get the...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Energy in Southern Africa |
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| Online Access: | https://energyjournal.africa/article/view/10381 |