A Fully Coupled Wave-to-Wire Model of an Array of Wave Energy Converters

David I. M. Forehand; Aristides E. Kiprakis; Anup J. Nambiar; A. Robin Wallace

doi:10.1109/TSTE.2015.2476960

A Fully Coupled Wave-to-Wire Model of an Array of Wave Energy Converters

David I. M. Forehand, Aristides E. Kiprakis, Anup J. Nambiar, A. Robin Wallace

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This paper describes a fully coupled, wave-to-wire time-domain model that can simulate the hydrodynamic, mechanical, and electrical response of an array of wave energy converters. Arrays of any configuration can be simulated to explore both the effects of the array on the electricity network and of network events on the devices within the array. State-space modeling of the hydrodynamic radiation forces enables fast and accurate prediction of the interacting response of multiple devices, including the effects of wave climate, control strategies, and network power flow. Case studies include the demonstration of the bidirectional interaction of the array and the network.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	118 - 128
Number of pages	11
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
Volume	7
Issue number	1
Early online date	28 Sept 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TSTE.2015.2476960
Publication status	Published - 31 Jan 2016

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Wave power, Time-domain analysis, Hydrodynamics, State-space methods, Power conversion.

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United Kingdom Centre for Marine Energy Research
Wallace, R. (Principal Investigator), Bryden, I. (Co-investigator) & Ingram, D. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC
1/10/11 → 30/09/16
Project: Research
Supergen Marine-Core,Plus 1 &Plus 3
Wallace, R. (Principal Investigator), Bryden, I. (Co-investigator), Ingram, D. (Co-investigator) & Mueller, M. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC
1/10/07 → 31/03/12
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'Get Energised' with the ScottishPower Foundation
Kiprakis, A. (Contributor)
9 Nov 2015
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Aristides Kiprakis
- School of Engineering - Personal Chair of Agile Energy Systems
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