气动型波能发电装置随潮位变化可调吃水的自动控制系统的研究

在潮差大的海区,为了最大限度利用空气动能,获得最高转换效率,波能发电装置应适应潮位变化,使装置始终保持最佳吃水状态。本文介绍一种波能发电装置随潮位变化而自动升降的控制方法,这种方法的特点是在汹涛海面上简便地建立了静水面,以便进行压力控制,经试验研究,只要采用两根直径不同的、上粗下细对接起来的圆管,当其截面积比在256:1以上时,内波高即可衰减到外波高的2.6%以下(相对系统设计波况及吃水情况下),可以满足一般海洋工程的精度要求.本方法对其它有关领域也可引以借鉴。     

浮力摆式波浪能发电装置模型试验

设计了一种浮力摆式波浪能发电装置,并根据其原理在实验室中开展比例模型试验。介绍了该装置的设计原理、试验原理,试验设计以及数据处理与结果分析,并在实验室模拟波况下,绘制出了波浪能装置的转换效率曲线。试验显示,该波浪能发电装置具有性能稳定,能量转换效率较高,能适应小波浪发电等特点。     

振荡水柱波能发电装置气室的三维数值模拟研究

振荡水柱装置是目前世界上应用最为广泛的岸式波能发电装置.气室作为该装置的主要结构可将入射波浪的能量转换为往复振荡的气流动能,是完成能量一次转换的关键结构.为了建立用于考察入射波浪、气室内的波面振荡变化,准确预测气室工作性能的三维数值模拟模型,构建了基于VOF模型的三维数值波浪水槽.通过与物理模型试验的结果对比发现,该模...     

振荡水柱式波能转换系统气室压强理论研究

振荡水柱式波能发电系统中波能转换主要结构气室能将入射波能转换为往复振荡的空气动能从而实现能量一次转换,该过程的气室压强研究对发电系统设计具有重要意义。因此针对"引浪板"和"引浪通道"的三维侧向开口固定式振荡水柱波能转换系统,采用三维Green函数法建立了气室内水气动力学性能的压缩空气压强理论计算模型。计算时为了满足压强与速度连续条件,响应脉动源与扰动脉动源两者在交界面上需要相互匹配;同时为了能够精确快速地求解三维Green函数,采用了多维切比雪夫(Chebyshev)多项式和渐近展开式快速近似计算方法。计算结果表明所用方法简单可靠,同时计算结果可应用于振荡水柱波能发电系统性能预测及相关问题研究。     

静水池主动式气动型波能转换模拟实验装置

本文介绍广州能源研究所建造的静水池主动式气动型波能转换模拟实验装置。在静水池中,将波能转换装置悬吊在钢索下,由一可变半径的曲柄机构带动,相对静水面上下作简谐运动,获得相对的波浪运动效果。可进行不同波况下的气室性能试验、空气涡轮性能试验和波力空气涡轮发电装置综合性能试验。该装置近似岸式或锚泊固定式气动型波能转换装置的工作过程,具有结构简单、实用、造价低的特点。文章还对国外各种波能转换模拟实验装置作了简介分析。     

鹰式一号波浪能装置频域运动分析与优化设计

波浪能发电装置的波能转换通常分为两级能量转换:第一级能量转换是波浪作用下波浪能装置部件发生相对运动驱动PTO做功捕获波浪能;第二级能量转换为将捕获的波浪能转换为电能。其中一级波浪能转换系统的优化设计是提高波浪能装置能量转换效率的重要手段和关键技术。波浪作用下波浪能装置的运动与PTO做功运动相互耦合和影响,本文通过对不同波浪要素环境下、不同PTO阻尼下波浪能装置的频域运动模拟,以迎波宽度比为尺度对波浪能装置的一级能量转换系统进行优化设计,获得波浪能装置的最优做功阻尼,为实型装置负载加载设计提供设计依据,提高波浪能装置能量转化效率。鹰式一号波浪能装置的实海况运动证明,通过对一级能量转换系统的优化设计,能够有效提高装置的发电效率和提高装置对波浪响应频带宽度。     

一种越浪式波能发电装置越浪量和波压力的试验研究

越浪式发电装置具有结构稳定、可靠性高等优点。在前人的研究基础上,对越浪式波能发电装置的模型进行了优化设计,通过模型实验研究了该波能发电装置在不同波况、不同干舷高度下对波能的俘获能力以及结构的受力情况。对越浪量的试验结果进行了无量纲分析,分别得出了越浪式模型装置的越浪量关于干舷高度和波高的指数函数拟合曲线,总结了两者对越浪量影响的普遍规律。通过对规则波和不规则波波浪作用下装置受力结果的归纳总结,探讨了波能装置波压力和浮托力变化的一般规律。本研究可为越浪式波能发电装置的研究提供参考依据,为波浪能的利用提供一定的参考价值。     

双击水轮内流道波能捕获装置研究

高效率波能发电系统的研究能够解决我国海岛的能源短缺问题。针对我国海浪谱主频带的频率较高,且能量显著集中在某一频带内的特点,选取基于双击转子的波能捕获系统,结合内流道的设计,水体的固有频率能够随着入射波频率的变化而变化,从而吸收海浪谱主频带内的波能。系统具有以海水为工作介质,发电环节选取直驱式旋转发电机,漂浮式安装的特色。其研究内容为:基于波能捕获装置的宽频带设计理论,设计和优化流道,确定内流道的型面,保证波浪激励能够充分转化为流道内水体的振荡。研究的波能发电系统具有工作带宽大、能够适应中国沿海的波能状况。可以提高系统运行的效率,为波能发电系统相关领域的理论研究和实际应用奠定基础。发电装置进行了实海况试验。     

基于MATLAB and Simulink的波浪能装置液压能量转换系统仿真研究

液压式能量转换系统是波浪能发电装置应用最为广泛的一种能量转换方式。本文针对波浪能液压能量转换系统展开了模型仿真研究,建立了带有蓄能稳压环节和液压自治控制器的波浪能装置液压能量转换系统的数学模型。基于所建立的数学模型搭建了波浪能装置液压转换系统的MATLAB and Simulink仿真框图,对系统进行仿真,并利用实海况实验得到的发电数据和仿真数据进行对比。结果显示,二者之间的相对误差较小,验证了该系统仿真模型的准确性。此外,还分别模拟了规则波和随机波输入情况下液压能量转换系统的发电特性曲线。仿真结果表明,无论是规则波还是随机波,经过液压能量转换系统之后,输出的发电特性都比较稳定,也即是利用该能量转换系统实现将不稳定的波浪能转换成稳定的电能,提高了发电质量,为后续的电力输送及并网提供了便利。     

并联式后弯管波力发电浮体模型性能试验研究

对并联式后弯管波力发电浮体模型的波能转换性能和锚泊力进行了试验研究。结果表明并联式后弯管浮体模型的最佳响应周期基本不变，各单元浮体性能略有差异，位于中间的单元浮体性能略低于两侧的浮体，波能转换性能随浮体数量增加而下降，多点系泊使并联式后弯管装置效率提高。并联式后弯管波力发电装置采用标准化单元设计，灵活组成不同装机容量的装置，将大大降低锚泊系统、海底电缆系统的费用。     

同轴双浮子波能装置水动力特性研究

本文对同轴双浮子波能发电装置进行了深入研究。采用Fortran语言对AQWA进行二次开发,并施以线性及非线性PTO反力,实现了装置的运动模拟,获得了双浮子装置的水动力特性及捕能情况。研究表明,波浪周期及内外浮子质量对装置获能影响显著,建议选用质量比为0.8的双浮子装置,并将其放置于周期与外浮子固有周期接近的海域中以实现最优捕能。     

Deep ocean wave energy conversion using a cycloidal turbine

A lift based wave energy converter, namely, a cycloidal turbine, is investigated. This type of wave energy converter consists of a shaft with one or more hydrofoils attached eccentrically at a radius. The main shaft is aligned parallel to the wave crests and submerged at a fixed depth. In the two-dimensional limit, i.e. for large spans of the hydrofoil (or an array of these), the geometry of the converter is suitable for wave termination of straight crested Airy waves. Results from two-dimensional potential flow simulations, with thin hydrofoils modeled as either a point vortex or discrete vortex panel, are presented. The operation of the cycloidal turbine both as a wave generator as well as a wave-to-shaft energy converter interacting with a linear Airy wave is demonstrated. The impact on the performance of the converter for design parameters such as device size, submergence depth, and number of hydrofoils is shown. For optimal parameter choices, simulation results demonstrate inviscid energy conversion efficiencies of more than 99% of the incoming wave energy to shaft energy. This is achieved using feedback control to synchronize the rotational rate, blade pitch angle, and phase of the cycloidal wave energy converter to the incoming wave. While complete termination of the incoming wave is shown, the remainder of the energy is lost to harmonic waves traveling in the up-wave and down-wave directions.     

Theoretical and Experimental Study of A Coaxial Double-Buoy Wave Energy Converter

The double-body heave wave energy converter(WEC) is one of the most conducive devices to absorb the wave energy from relative motion while the law of which is not well understood. This paper makes an in-depth study on this wave energy converter, by means of the combination of theoretical analysis and physical model experiment. The hydrodynamic characteristics and energy capture of the double-buoy under constant and linear Power Take-Off(PTO) damping are investigated. Influences of absolute mass and mass ratio are discussed in the theoretical model.Relative displacement amplitude and average power output are tested in the experiment to analyze the effect of the wave period and outer buoy's mass, while the capture width ratio(CWR) is also calculated. Results show that the wave period and mass of the buoys have a significant effect on the converter. Different forms of PTO damping have no influence on the optimal wave period and mass ratio of this device. It is recommended to select the double-buoy converter with a mass ratio of 0.80 and to place it in an area with the frequent wave period close to the natural period of the outer buoy to achieve the optimal energy capture.     

船载波浪发电设备设计及其性能研究

为解决小型无人船由于船体空间紧凑,携带燃料较少导致的续航力差、航程短等问题,本文以三体船为平台,将摆式波浪能发电技术与多体船相结合,提出了一种新型船载波浪发电设备设计方案。该发电设备可由主侧船体之间的波浪运动响应差异驱动,在海上航行时捕获波浪能并转化为电能,以此来补充船上能源。通过数值软件对三体船进行性能预报,结果表明,在四级海况下迎浪航行时,三体船平均波浪能捕获功率可达3.57 kW,波浪能一级转换效率为7.32%,能够有效的补充船上能源。同时,安装船载波浪发电设备具备减摇减荡的效果,提升了三体船的航行稳定性,进一步体现了该装置的可行性和实用性。     

The effect of wave period filtering on wave power extraction and device tuning

The variations in the quantity of wave power available to a wave energy converter by filtering out short-period waves have been examined in this paper. Ocean wave data recorded at three different locations and water depths around northern Europe are used for this purpose along with numerically synthesized wave time series. A wave power ratio, defined as the ratio between the wave power for the filtered and unfiltered data, is calculated for each data set, and the variation of this quantity with the degree of filtering is investigated. Two new parameters namely, R and S are defined to quantify the effect of this filtering on the variation of wave-to-wave period and height. It is shown that removing the shorter period waves has little effect upon the power available for extraction but may significantly reduce the rate at which the wave energy converter must retune to achieve optimum power conversion.     

Investigation on the energy absorption performance of a fixed-bottom pressure-differential wave energy converter

In this article, we investigate the energy absorption performance of a fixed-bottom pressure-differential wave energy converter. Two versions of the technology are considered: one has the moving surfaces on the bottom of the air chambers whereas the other has the moving surfaces on the top. We developed numerical models in the frequency domain, thereby enabling the power absorption of the two versions of the device to be assessed. It is observed that the moving surfaces on the top allow for easier tuning of the natural period of the system. Taking into account stroke limitations, the design is optimized. Results indicate that the pressure-differential wave energy converter is a highly efficient technology both with respect to energy absorption and selected economic performance indicators.     

An Experimental Study on A Trapezoidal Pendulum Wave Energy Converter in Regular Waves

Experimental studies were conducted on a trapezoidal pendulum wave energy converter in regular waves. To obtain the incident wave height, the analytical method (AM) was used to separate the incident and reflected waves propagating in a wave flume by analysing wave records measured at two locations. The response amplitude operator (RAO), primary conversion efficiency and the total conversion efficiency of the wave energy converter were studied; furthermore, the power take-off damping coefficients corresponding to the load resistances in the experiment were also obtained. The findings demonstrate that the natural period for a pendulum wave energy converter is relatively large. A lower load resistance gives rise to a larger damping coefficient. The model shows relatively higher wave energy conversion efficiency in the range of 1.0?1.2 s for the incident wave period. The maximum primary conversion efficiency achieved was 55.5%, and the maximum overall conversion efficiency was 39.4%.     

Spectral modelling of wave energy converters

A spectral model suitable for the representation of wave energy converters is developed. A spectral model is an extension of a frequency-domain model that allows inclusion of non-linear forces and thereby provides improved estimates of wave energy converter performance, without the high computational cost of a time-domain model. The suitability and accuracy of a spectral model representation is demonstrated for a flap-type wave energy converter, by modelling the effect of vortex shedding and large amplitudes of motion. The development of a spectral model of wave energy converters also means that they can be represented in spectral wave models and included explicitly in software tools such as SWAN or Mike21 SW. This means that tools familiar to the industry could be used to determine the environmental impact and energy yield of wave farms efficiently.     

Declutching control of a wave energy converter

When hydraulic power take off (PTO) is used to convert the mechanical energy of a wave energy converter (WEC) into a more useful form of energy, the PTO force needs to be controlled. Continuous controlled variation of the PTO force can be approximated by a set of discrete values. This can be implemented using either variable displacement pumps or several hydraulic cylinders or several high pressure accumulators with different pressure levels. This pseudo-continuous control could lead to a complex PTO with a lot of components. A simpler way for controlling this hydraulic PTO is declutching control, which consists in switching on and off alternatively the wave energy converter's PTO. This can be achieved practically using a simple by-pass valve. In this paper, the control law of the valve is determined by using the optimal command theory. It is shown that, theoretically when considering a wave activated body type of WEC, declutching control can lead to energy absorption performance at least equivalent to that of pseudo-continuous control. The method is then applied to the case of the SEAREV wave energy converter, and it is shown than declutching control can even lead to a higher energy absorption, both in regular and irregular waves.