• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.552-558
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• 2011

A 50 kW class rotating body type wave energy converter consisted of two floating bodies and a PTO (Power Takeoff) unit is studied. As an wave energy extractor, the body is designed to have a VLCO (Variable Liquid-Column Oscillator) having a liquid filled U-tube with air chambers. Owing to the oscillation of the liquid in the U-tube caused by the air spring effect of the air chambers, the amplitude of response of the VLCO becomes significantly amplified for a target wave period. The PTO converts the rotational moment introduced from the relative motion of the hinged bodies to an hydraulic power by means of a cylinder. A high pressure accumulator, hydraulic motor and a generator are equipped in the PTO to convert the hydraulic power to electric power. A control law for adjusting the oscillation period of the VLCO is proposed for the efficient operation of the VLCO with various wave conditions. It is found that the effect of the air spring has an important role to play in making the oscillation of the VLCO match with the ocean wave. In this way, the wave energy converter equipped with the VLCO provides the most effective mode for extracting energy from the ocean wave.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.84-90
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• 2016

In this study, a six degree-of-freedom motion analysis of a wind-wave hybrid platform equipped with numerous wave energy converters (WECs) was carried out. To examine the effect of the WECs on the platform, an analysis of one-way coupling was carried out, which only considered the power take-off (PTO) damping of the static WECs on the platform. The equation of motion of a floating platform with mooring lines in the time domain was established, and the responses of the one-way coupled platform were then compared with the case of a platform without any coupling effects from the WECs. The hydrodynamic coefficients and wave exciting forces were obtained from the 3D diffraction/radiation pre-processor code WAMIT based on the boundary element method. Then, an analysis of the dynamic responses of the floating platform with or without the WEC effect in the time domain was carried out. All of the dynamics of a floating platform with multiple wind turbines were obtained by coupling FAST and CHARM3D in the time domain, which was further extended to include additional coupled dynamics for multiple turbines. The analysis showed that the PTO damping effect on platform motions was negligible, but coupled effects between multiple WECs and the platform may differentiate the heave, roll, and pitch platform motions from the one without any effects induced by WECs.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.216-228
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• 2021

In the present study, the performance of a floating oscillating water column (OWC) device has been studied in regular waves. The OWC model has the shape of a hollow cylinder. The linear potential theory is assumed, and a matched eigenfunction expansion method(MEEM) is applied for solving the diffraction and radiation problems. The radiation problem involves the radiation of waves by the heaving motion of a floating OWC device and the oscillating pressure in the air chamber. The characteristics of the exciting forces, hydrodynamic forces, flow rate, air pressure in the chamber, and heave motion response are investigated with various system parameters, such as the inner radius, draft of an OWC, and turbine constant. The efficiency of a floating OWC device is estimated in connection with the extracted wave power and capture width. Specifically, the piston-mode resonance in an internal fluid region plays an important role in the performance of a floating OWC device, along with the heave motion resonance. The developed prediction tool will help determine the various design parameters affecting the performance of a floating OWC device in waves.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제38권7호
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• pp.936-942
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• 2014

화석 연료의 고갈로 인해 신재생 에너지에 관한 관심이 날로 증가하고 있다. 그 중에서도 예측가능성이 높고 이용 가능한 양이 풍부한 파력에너지에 관한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 부유체-균형추식 파력발전장치는 진동 타입과 비교해 구조 강도가 증진된 장치이며, 부유체의 포면에 웨이브 캠버라 불리우는 격벽을 설치하여 파도가 오직 상하운동만을 하도록 만들었다. 본 논문은 주로 병렬 연결된 파력 발전장치의 발전량에 중점을 두고, 그 발전량을 계산하였다. 그 결과, nl/L의 값이 증가할수록, 더 많은 전력량이 발생하고, nl/L=0.40 이상이 되었을 때, 상시 연속적인 발전량이 얻어진다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이 연구를 통해서, 실제 해역 조건에 유리한 유수실을 설계하는데 기본 자료로 활용할 수 있다.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.26-32
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• 2015

The authors are developing a motion of floater body type wave energy converter of the float-counterweight system. This consists of the driving pulley, wire, float and counterweight suspended from idler pulleys and rachet mechanism. Though it has succeeded in solving the major structural strength problem in which the floats would slam against adjacent structure(s) by wave load acting horizontally. In order to overcome this problem. We propose a new system in which the wire transmitting the power is wound around the pulleys and the float receiving the wave power is pulled by the wire from both its upper and lower ends to avoid the occurrence of slackening during the wave cycle. In the paper, we developed the dynamics model for the proposed system. Energy gain has been calculated for realistic wave conditions and compared with the original float-counterweight device. The important differences from the float-counterweight system are that (1) both upward and downward motions of water surface can be utilized without problem. (2) slackening of energy gain and wire tension are effectively suppressed, and (4) for the same time averaged energy gain, the maximum wire tension is fairly lowered.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제23권6_2호
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• pp.999-1006
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• 2020

This study was conducted to develop an efficiency prediction program of a hydraulic secondary energy converter for calculating annual power generation of a Wavestar type wave power generator. Using the period and wave height obtained from the frequency domain analysis, the behavior of the floating body was obtained by assuming the sin function. The piston displacement and speed of the hydraulic cylinder were calculated considering the behavior of the floating body and the shape of the mechanism. The numerical simulation of the hydraulic system was performed by physically modeling the hydraulic cylinders, check valves, hydraulic motors, which are the main devices. In the future, this analysis program will be used to develop a program for estimating annual power generation of a moveable body type wave power generation device.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.184-191
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• 2011

부유식 파력발전시스템의 필수요소인 계류시스템에 관한 초기 설계를 수행하였다. 국내 외에서 개발된 부유식 파력발전장치용 계류시스템 사례를 살펴보았으며, 계류시스템 구성 요소에 대하여 분석하였다. 계류시스템의 요소인 앵커와 계류선에 대하여 초기 설계를 수행하였는데, 계류선은 주로 해저면 위에 얹혀 있는 고중량 부분과 부체에 매달려 있는 저중량 부분으로 나누었다. 앵커와 연결되어서 주로 해저면 부근에 있는 일부분은 고중량 체인을 사용함으로써, 부체로부터 전달되는 강제가진에 의한 동적에너지를 감쇠시킬 수 있으며, 앵커의 중량과 부피를 줄일 수 있다. 또한 체인의 모든 부분이 해저면 위로부터로 들려 올려질 경우 앵커에는 수평력과 수직력이 작용하여 앵커의 지지력이 감소하게 되는데, 고중량 체인을 앵커 부근에 배치함으로써 이를 방지할 수 있을 것이다. 부체와 해저면 사이에 매달리는 부분은 저중량 체인을 사용함으로써, 체인의 자중과 거동이 부체의 에너지 생산 기능에 영향을 최소로 미치게 할 수 있을 것이다. 초기 설계된 계류시스템 모델의 안전성 평가를 위하여 정적 및 거동 해석을 수행하였다. 태풍 등의 열악한 해양환경 조건에서 앵커 부근의 체인 장력도 앵커의 지지력을 초과하여 설계된 앵커는 수평 이동되어 기능을 수행하지 못하게 될 것으로 예측되었다. 따라서, 앵커는 중량을 증가시키거나 지지력을 증대시킬 수 있는 방안이 강구되어야 할 것이다. 본 연구 결과는 향후 기능성과 안전성을 만족시키는 계류시스템의 상세 설계를 위한 자료로 이용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2014년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.17-18
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• 2014

파력발전기의 유형은 진동수주형, 월파형, 가동물체형으로 나누어진다. 그 중 가동물체형은 파도에너지를 기계적 운동에너지로 전환하여 발전하기 때문에 가동물체의 운동량이 증가해야 발전량이 증가 할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 가동물체형 파력발전기를 발전시스템이 있는 구조물 본체와 가동부유체로 구성하고 바 형태의 다리로 연결하였다. 다양한 정면파 조건에서 가동부유체와 구조물 본체 간 연결 방식 변화에 따른 운동 특성을 연구하고, 발전축의 모멘트와 각속도를 계산하였다. 이 연구는 가동물체형 파력발전기의 설계시 기초 자료로 사용 될 수 있다.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.77-99
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• 2017

Offshore oscillating water columns (OWC) represent one of the most promising forms of wave energy converters. The hydrodynamic performance of such converters heavily depends on their interactions with ocean waves; therefore, understanding these interactions is essential. In this paper, a fully nonlinear 2D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model based on RANS equations and VOF surface capturing scheme is implemented to carry out wave energy balance analyses for an offshore OWC. The numerical model is well validated against published physical measurements including; chamber differential air pressure, chamber water level oscillation and vertical velocity, overall wave energy extraction efficiency, reflected and transmitted waves, velocity and vorticity fields (PIV measurements). Following the successful validation work, an extensive campaign of numerical tests is performed to quantify the relevance of three design parameters, namely incoming wavelength, wave height and turbine damping to the device hydrodynamic performance and wave energy conversion process. All of the three investigated parameters show important effects on the wave-pneumatic energy conversion chain. In addition, the flow field around the chamber's front wall indicates areas of energy losses by stronger vortices generation than the rear wall.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.217-224
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• 2014

We have developed the novel device that can extract energy from ocean waves utilizing the heaving motion of a floating mass. The major components of the energy converter are: a floater, a counterweight, a cable, a driving pulley, two idler pulleys, a ratchet, and a generator. The device generates power through the tension force in the cable and the weight difference between the floater and the counterweight. When the system is at static free condition, the tension in the cable is equal to the weight of the counterweight which is minimum. Therefore it is desirable to keep the counterweight lighter than the floater. However, experiments show that during the rise of the water level, the torque generated by weight of the counterweight is insufficient to rotate the driving pulley which causes the cable on the floater side to slack. The proposed application of the tension pulley rectifies these problems by preventing the cable from becoming slack when the water level rises. In this paper, the dynamics model is modified to incorporate the dynamics of the tension pulley. This has been achieved by first writing the dynamical equations for the tension pulley and the energy converter separately and combining them later. This paper investigates numerically the effect of the tension pulley on various physical quantities such as the cable tension, the floater displacement, and the floater velocity. Results obtained indicate that this application is successful in suppressing large fluctuations of the cable tension.