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Declutching control of a point absorber with direct linear electric PTO systems

  • Zhang, Xian-Tao (State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University) ;
  • Yang, Jian-Min (State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University) ;
  • Xiao, Long-Fei (State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
  • Received : 2014.01.02
  • Accepted : 2014.03.18
  • Published : 2014.03.25
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Abstract

Declutching control is applied to a hemispherical wave energy converter with direct linear electric Power-Take-Off systems oscillating in heave direction in both regular and irregular waves. The direct linear Power-Take-Off system can be simplified as a mechanical spring and damper system. Time domain model is applied to dynamics of the hemispherical wave energy converter in both regular and irregular waves. And state space model is used to replace the convolution term in time domain equation of the heave oscillation of the converter due to its inconvenience in analyzing the controlled motion of the converters. The declutching control strategy is conducted by optimal command theory based on Pontryagin's maximum principle to gain the controlled optimum sequence of Power-Take-Off forces. The results show that the wave energy converter with declutching control captures more energy than that without control and the former's amplitude and velocity is relatively larger. However, the amplification ratio of the absorbed power by declutching control is only slightly larger than 1. This may indicate that declutching control method may be inapplicable for oscillating wave energy converters with direct linear Power-Take-Off systems in real random sea state, considering the error of prediction of the wave excitation force.

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Supported by : Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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