Dynamical modelling, analysis and optimization of a floater blanket for the Ocean Grazer

The Ocean Grazer is a novel ocean energy collection and storage device, designed to extract and store multiple forms of ocean energy. This work aims to study and model the interaction between sea waves and the Ocean Grazer as well as to propose a model for its floater blanket. In this line, simulati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Clemente Piñol, Sílvia
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2014
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:2117/81015
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/81015
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Tidal power -- Mathematical models
Energia maremotriu -- Models matemàtics
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Energia mareomotriu
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Sumario:The Ocean Grazer is a novel ocean energy collection and storage device, designed to extract and store multiple forms of ocean energy. This work aims to study and model the interaction between sea waves and the Ocean Grazer as well as to propose a model for its floater blanket. In this line, simulations are performed to gain an insight into the dynamical behaviour of the whole system and to find out the configuration of the controllable variable that enables to harvest the maximum amount of energy.