Assessment of the Power Output of a Two-Array Clustered WEC Farm Using a BEM Solver Coupling and a Wave-Propagation Model

Assessment of the Power Output of a Two-Array Clustered WEC Farm Using a BEM Solver Coupling and a Wave-Propagation Model

One of the key challenges in designing a Wave Energy Converter (WEC) farm is geometrical layout, as WECs hydrodynamically interact with one another. WEC positioning impacts both the power output of a given wave-energy project and any potential effects on the surrounding areas. The WEC farm developer...

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Main Authors: Philip Balitsky, Gael Verao Fernandez, Vasiliki Stratigaki, Peter Troch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
array effects
WEC array
WEC farm
hydrodynamic interactions
separation distance
wave incidence angle
near-field effects
far-field effects
wave-to-wire models
model coupling
BEM
mild-slope
MILDwave
NEMOH
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/11/2907

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