point absorber
Multi axis point absorber wave energy converters
... a point absorber (or system of point absorbers) under a global constraint was originally developed by Evans [95] and then expanded to a global weighted constraint by Pizer [62] ...
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Flexible multibody dynamics modelling of point-absorber wave energy converters
... pendulum mounted on a pivoted joint in response to the move- ment of water in the waves, extracts energy from wave surges and the movement of water particles within them. Oscillating water column (see Fig. 1d), which ...
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Integration of a direct drive contra-rotating generator with point absorber wave energy converters
... III. D ESIGN A NALYSIS R ESULTS AND D ISCUSSION The results from the WEC-Sim analysis of the point absorber device are discussed in Section IIIA to understand the operating range of the device. These ...
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Point absorber wave energy converters in regular and irregular waves with time domain analysis
... A discrete control of latching is used to increase the bandwidth of the efficiency of the Wave Energy Converters (WEC) in regular and irregular seas. When latching control applied to WEC it increases the amplitude of the ...
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An Investigation into Power from Pitch Surge Point Absorber Wave Energy Converters
... Pitch-surge point- absorber WECs have the potential to do this with average annual powers of around 2MW in North Atlantic conditions from relatively small devices that would be economically competitive with ...
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Reactive control of a two-body point absorber using reinforcement learning
... In this article, reinforcement learning is used to obtain optimal reactive control of a two-body point absorber. In particular, the Q-learning algorithm is adopted for the maximization of the energy ...
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Reliability assessment of point-absorber wave energy converters
... the point-absorber is one of the most promising solutions today, due to its ease of both fabrication and ...of point-absorber WECs (wave energy converters) are generally exposed to harsh ...
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Numerical modelling of parametric resonance of a heaving point absorber wave energy converter
... The phenomenon of primary conversion of wave energy can be described by a wave force acting on a moveable absorbing member (e.g a floating buoy or oscillating water), which acts against a fixed point (land or ...
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System Identification of a Heaving Point Absorber: Design of Experiment and Device Modeling
... this point in our study, the WEC has been considered as composed of two blocks, one describing excitation effects and the second one describing the radiation ...
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Study for the Hull shape of a wave energy converter point absorber; design optimization & modeling improvement
... the Point Absorber are ...the Point Absorber in the Time ...the Point Absorber is a coupled problem in terms of shape and ...
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A Review of Design of Shock Absorber Test Rig
... 5. Bush: - Inner diameter of bush is approximately same as that of outer diameter of pillar with permissible tolerances for easy movement. Outer diameter is selected in such way that welding should not affect the inner ...
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Design & Testing Of Semi Automatic Vibration Absorber
... vibrations. In some cases these vibrations have a negative influence on the performance of the machine. For instance, in a milling machine the whole construction vibrates when the tool rotates and material is cut. This ...
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Theoretical modelling of plate with attached vibration absorber
... Abstract. There are many ways to control the vibration of plate structure. Conventional approaches that include structural alterations are frequently time consuming and costly. One of the common schemes is using ...
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Design Analysis of a Automotive Shock Absorber Assembly
... The static and modal analysis is done by finite element method using the ABAQUS software. For simulation of the solid works geometry. In a model when position of the node changes from the original position displacement ...
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Application of Microperforated Panel Absorber in Communication Products
... aluminum microperforated plate. Metal material plate has the characteristics of temperature resistance and corrosion resistance. Taking into account the work- ing principle of MPP, there will be no clogging of ...
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Shaft Shock Absorber for a Spent Fuel Canister
... shock absorber, which dampens the canister impact so that the canister remains ...shock absorber shall not hinder the disposal facility operations, the shock absorber shall be passive and the costs ...
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Square Patch-Based Dielectric Microwave Absorber
... The purpose of synthesizing DMBMA is to practically demonstrate the origin of additional resonance due to coupling between the square patches. The detailed discussion regarding the design, analysis and physical ...
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Analysis and Design of an Ultra-Thin Metamaterial Absorber
... metamaterial absorber, the genetic algorithm can be used to optimize the widths of the microstrip lines and the gaps between the microstrip lines in the periodic unit, and the electromagnetic properties of the ...
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A Tri-Band Electromagnetic Absorber with Insensitive Properties
... We use the CST Microwave Studio to calculate its transmission and reflection characteristics. The four sides of the unit cell are set to be unit cell conditions. The single unit cell is excited by an incident plane wave ...
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Dual Band Switchable Metamaterial Electromagnetic Absorber
... With the trend of multi-band operation in current wireless electronic devices, there is increasing demand for tunable and multi-band control of EM radiation [13]. In this paper, a dual band switchable metamaterial ...
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