On the Effect of Wave Direction on Control and Performance of a Moored Pitching Wave Energy Conversion System

Author:

Paduano Bruno1ORCID,Faedo Nicolás1ORCID,Mattiazzo Giuliana1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Marine Offshore Renewable Energy Lab, Politecnico di Torino, 10128 Turin, Italy

Abstract

In the pathways towards the commercialisation of wave energy systems, the need for reliable mathematical models is of paramount importance for the design and synthesis of model-based control techniques to maximise the performance of wave energy converters (WECs). Furthermore, these offshore marine systems are held in position by the use of mooring systems, which have recently been analysed beyond survivability conditions to investigate their influence on control synthesis and device performance. In this study, we delve into the complex challenge of incorporating relevant mooring dynamics in defining a representative control action while also examining the influence of wave directionality on the overall procedure. For the specific case of a spread mooring system, where the hull cannot weathervane and operates based on directionality, control synthesis must be performed taking into account this characteristic of the resource. In this context, because it is able to harvest energy from only the bow-directed waves, the PeWEC is considered as a representative case study. The control synthesis is realised using a tailored data-based model, and device performance is evaluated across different site conditions while accounting for wave direction. Among our overall conclusions, we show that neglecting the directionality of the wave resource for the PeWEC case study can lead to an overestimation of device performance of up to 50%, even though a prevalent wave direction exists at the site.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Ocean Engineering,Water Science and Technology,Civil and Structural Engineering

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