Dynamic analysis of a pendulum-type wave energy converter for oceanic drifters by means of a 4 DoF model
Drifters are Lagrangian instrumentation widely used in oceanography and climate research. They are designed to obtain data from oceans by passively following the water currents. They provide information about the ocean surface such as currents or water temperature. One of the main challenges faced a...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/358639 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/358639 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Ocean wave power Electric current converters Lagrangian drifter Wave Energy Converter (WEC) Pendulum OrcaFlex Convertidors de corrent elèctric Energia maremotriu Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Electrònica de potència::Convertidors de corrent elèctric Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Energia mareomotriu Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geologia::Oceanografia |
| Sumario: | Drifters are Lagrangian instrumentation widely used in oceanography and climate research. They are designed to obtain data from oceans by passively following the water currents. They provide information about the ocean surface such as currents or water temperature. One of the main challenges faced at drifter’s design is their autonomy [1]. The battery exchange is not possible because of the excessively high cost, both from the economic and the environmental point of view. Therefore, some studies tried to deal with this issue by embedding a wave energy converter (WEC) on the drifter: the waves motion is used to generate power through an inner mechanism, so no battery exchange is needed. |
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