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http://dx.doi.org/10.7846/JKOSMEE.2015.18.4.282

Latching Control Technology for Improvement of Extracted Power from Wave Energy Converter  

Cho, Il Hyoung (Department of Ocean System Engineering, Jeju National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy / v.18, no.4, 2015 , pp. 282-290 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, a latching control technology, proposed by Sheng et al.(2015), was applied in order to maximize the extraction efficiency of WEC (Wave Energy Converter), which is the heaving buoy coupled with linear electric generator. The latching control is the phase-control technique for improving the wave energy conversion with appropriate latching duration of keeping the buoy fixed. From the time-domain analysis in regular waves, the latching control technology can significantly improve the heave velocity and extracted power, even though the resonance condition is not satisfied. By using the latching control technology, the draft of buoy as well as the required PTO damping force can be significantly reduced along with increased extracted power, which is a big advantage in manufacturing the WEC.
Keywords
Wave Energy Converter; Heave Motion; Latching Control; Power Take-Off; Resonance;
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