Structural Design and Protective Methods for the 100 kW Shoreline Wave Power Station

1 .IntroductionThe 1 0 0kWshorelinewavepowerstationofChinaisanOscillatingWaterColumn (OWC)wavepowerdeviceintegratedtoanelectricgrid .ItislocatedattheZhelangTown ( 2 2°39’Nand 1 1 5°34’E) ,ShanweiCityofGuangdongProvince .Theresearchanddevelopmentofthe 1 0 0kWOWCshore linewavepowerstationissupportedbyChina′sNationalKeyTechnologiesR&DPrograminthe 9thfive yearplan .TheconstructionofthestationstartedinJune 1 998andwascompletedinFebruary2 0 0 1 .Uptonow ,ithasbeenoperatingfor2years …     

Investigation on the Oscillating Buoy Wave Power Device

An oscillating buoy wave power device (OD) is a device extracting wave power by an oscillating buoy. Being excited by waves, the buoy heaves up and down to convert wave energy into electricity by means of a mechanical or hydraulic device. Compared with an Oscillating Water Column (OWC) wave power device, the OD has the same capture vvidth ratio as the OWC does, but much higher secondary conversion efficiency. Moreover, the chamber of the OWC, which is the most expensive and difficult part to be built, is not necessary for the OD, so it is easier to construct an OD. In this paper, a nu-merical calculation is conducted for an optimal design of the OD firstly, then a model of the device is built and, a model test is carried out in a wave tank. The results show that the total efficiency of the OD is much higher than that of the OWC and that the OD is a promising wave power device.     

Oblique and Multi-Directional Random Wave Loads on Vertical Breakwaters

1 .IntroductionTraditionally ,thedesignofcoastalstructuresisbasedontheformulaedevelopedforhead onuni directionalwaves .However,wavesusuallyattackabreakwaterobliquely ,formingshort crestedwavesinfrontofthebreakwater.Ontheotherhand ,asthehumanactivityareaisspreading ,thewaterdepthattheconstructionsiteforbreakwatershasatendencytobecomelarge ,andsomebreakwatershavebeenconstructedinwaterareasdeeperthan 6 0minJapan (Tanimotoetal.,1 988) .Theseawaveismulti directionalandrandom ,especiallyindeepwater…     

Analysis of Wave Loads on A Semi-Submersible Platform

For the global and structural fatigue strength analysis of a semi-submersible platform, wave loads under design conditions are calculated by use of the three-dimensional boundary element method. Methods for calculating the forward-speed free-surface Green function are discussed and a computer program with this Green function is developed. According to the special rules, the wave loads under several typical design conditions of the platform are calculated. The maximum vertical bending moment, torsion moment and horizontal split force are determined from a series of contour maps of wave loads for the wave period of 5 to 18 seconds at a certain interval and the wave phase of 0°to 360°at a certain interval. The wave height is determined by the function of wave period with a given exceedance probability. The maximum wave loads under the combination of wave parameters are used as the input of hydrodynamic pressure in the three-dimensional finite element analysis process. The transfer functions of wave loads     

基于GPS-RTK技术的波浪能发电装置结构动态位移监测及滤波方法

利用全球定位系统实时差分技术（Global Positioning System Real-Time Kinematic,GPS-RTK）对波浪能发电装置进行结构变形监测得到的信号会存在噪声。针对这个问题,本文提出一种结合巴特沃斯（Butterworth）滤波器和自相关函数经验模态分解（Empirical Mode Decomposition,EMD）的滤波降噪算法,利用动态位移仿真信号进行了实验验证。结果表明：该滤波算法能够有效降低装置动态位移监测数据中噪声的影响,利用滤波算法对仿真信号进行降噪处理之后,可以提取出信号中包含的结构固有频率。     

深海采矿立管在波流载荷下的弯矩响应分析

采矿立管是深海采矿系统的重要组成部分，立管的弯矩分析是确保立管正常使用的重要指标。立管所处海洋环境复杂，且立管底部的自由边界条件使得立管弯矩特性难以分析。本文基于波浪理论，使用Abaqus 有限元软件建立海洋采矿立管的模型，运用Abaqus中的AQUA海洋工程模块，考虑立管在轴向力、自重、浮力、波浪载荷、海流载荷及模拟海上平台水平和升沉运动共同作用下，对采矿立管进行弯矩分析，计算了提升泵不同安装位置、不同中继仓重量变化对弯矩的影响，结果表明：提升泵会增大安装位置的弯矩幅度，且安装在不同位置对立管弯矩会产生叠加影响；中继仓重量的增加提高了立管整体稳定性，但会使提升泵处弯矩波动产生向中部延伸的不利影响。     

深水斜坡堤胸墙波浪力研究进展

总结了近年来在斜坡堤胸墙前波浪破碎形态、波浪作用分布、胸墙受力设计等方面研究的进展,分析了斜坡堤上胸墙波浪力的计算方法。已有研究工作表明,深水情况下斜坡堤胸墙波浪作用分布与传统的均布形式有差异,《海港水文规范》中关于斜坡堤胸墙波浪力的计算方法在深水中的适用性应进一步研究。     

点吸收式波浪能发电装置姿态特性分析

点吸收式波浪能发电装置是一种最简单的振荡体式波浪能发电装置, 但其安装成本高、生存能力较差。本文针对点吸收式波浪能发电装置的姿态稳定性问题, 开展了其在波浪作用下的运动姿态和发电功率之间的关系研究。首先介绍了点吸收波浪能发电装置的工作原理; 然后,根据我国南海海域的自然资源条件, 划定波况范围, 利用相似理论在实验室中模拟波浪参数,选定工况, 建立模型, 设计测量系统, 开展物理模型试验; 最后, 利用试验结果分析了发电装置的最佳发电周期、波高对装置发电功率的影响, 装置姿态对发电功率的影响等。本文为点吸收式波浪能发电装置设计及测试提供了参考。     

WEC-透空式防波堤集成装置能量转换效率研究

基于成本共享理念的波浪能发电装置(WEC)的开发与设计为降低建设成本提供了新的研究思路,应用计算流体力学方法对在透空箱式防波堤前附加垂荡浮子的集成装置进行数值模拟研究,主要研究了流体黏性和非线性PTO系统以及浮子形状对此类集成装置能量转换效率的影响。结果表明,此类集成装置可以获得较高的波能捕获宽度比(CWR),最高可达0.7,可以较好地利用反射波波能。共振区间上受黏性影响较大,相比于线性无黏理论解,CWR下降明显;实现了2种非线性PTO系统的模拟,有待于进一步的优化未获得更高的CWR值;浮子形状优化效果明显,采用圆底形浮子受黏性影响更小,可以获得更大的CWR值。此种集成模型的模拟和研究可以为新型防波堤设计和现有防波堤的改造提供思路和参考。     

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%.     

摆式波浪能转换装置固有圆频率理论计算研究

研究摆式波浪能转换装置固有圆频率的理论计算方法,主要探讨了船舶振动计算模型、铰接塔平台计算模型、纵摇体计算模型.通过理论计算得到不同方法下的固有圆频率,同时为了验证理论计算的正确和合理性,进行了水槽模拟试验,确定铰接塔平台计算模型是一种最佳的固有圆频率理论计算模型,为以后摆板设计提供重要依据.     

岸式振荡水柱波能装置的波浪载荷及保护措施探讨

本文对振荡水柱波能装置的水柱做了时域计算，研究了内水柱在气室处于封闭状态、有阻尼状态和无阻尼状态下的动力响应。得出了相应的波浪载荷，并对波能装置的几种保护措施作了探讨。数值结果表明，带有阻尼的气室不能有效地阻止内水柱的运动，将使结构承受危险载荷的打击；全封闭的气室能有效地阻止内水柱的运动，但可能使气室里产生高压；收缩口与破浪锥联合作用，可以消耗水柱的动能，大大地减少载荷，是一种有前途的保护措施。     

Information System for Ocean Wave Resources and Its Application to Wave Power Utilization

An information system for ocean wave resources and its application to wave power utilizationare indtroduced.It can manage,analyze and process the data in the monthly report of ocean wave observa-tion records of the State Ocean Administration,and can provide various kinds of curves and numericalcharacters of statistics.This system has been put into utility in Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion(GIEC),the Chinese Academy of Sciences since 1996.An application example is given of theinverstigation and analysis on ocean wave resource of the Nan Ao Island,Guangdong Province,where a100 kW onshore OWC(oscillating water column)wave power station will be built.The wave power distri-bution is obtained in different wave directions for different wave periods.It is found that 70 percent of thewave power comes from the direction of ENE,and more than 95 percent of the wave power is related withdirection E.The average wave power density is about 3 kW/m,and more than 80 percent of the wavepower is distributed in the     

Experimental Investigation of Wave Heights in A Directional Wave Field Through Image Sequences

Measurements of wave heights with image sequences from a Charged Coupled Device(CCD) camera were made. Sinusoidal, as well as unidirectional and directional, waves were used for the experiments. A transfer function was obtained by calibration of the magnitudes of the gray values of the images against the results of wave gauge measurements for directional waves. With this transfer function, wave heights for regular waves were deduced. It is shown that the average relative errors are smaller than 16% for both unidirectional and directional waves.     

极端波浪对海洋导管架平台的作用及其模型试验研究

通过极端波浪对海洋导管架平台作用力的模型试验,对极端波浪的作用进行了探讨。首先在常规波浪力计算公式的基础上,提出了极端波浪作用下的简易计算方法,并结合国外相应研究成果,提出了三个简易计算表达式;在对模型试验数据的分析基础上,给出了上述三个简易计算公式中的系数,从而得到极端波浪作用下的波浪力计算表达式。     

压力公式的修正及其在波浪荷载计算中的应用

计入前进速度流动与非定常流动之间的干扰,修正了切片法中计算压力的公式,从而建立了计算波浪荷载的方法,开发了相应的计算机程序。计算实例同国内外有关资料的比较表明结果吻合良好,为船舶与海洋结构物结构有限元分析程序提供了有效的前处理模块     

Peak Dynamic Pressure on Semi- and Quarter-Circular Breakwaters Under Wave Troughs

A series of physical tests are conducted to examine the characteristics of the wave loading exerted on circular-front breakwaters by regular waves. It is found that the wave trough instead of wave crest plays a major role in the failure of submerged circular caissons due to seaward sliding. The difference in the behavior of seaward and shoreward horizontal wave forces is explained based on the variations of dynamic pressure with wave parameters. A wave load model is proposed based on a modified first-order solution for the dynamic pressure on submerged circular-front caissons under a wave trough. This wave loading model is very useful for engineering design. Further studies are needed to include model uncertainties in the reliability assessment of the breakwater.     

波浪能发电装置的发展与展望

海洋中所蕴藏的波浪能源因为其环保性和可持续性等特点,已经得到越来越多国家和地区的关注,并取得了一定的研究成果。通过对波浪能发电装置的分类,对当今主流的4种发电装置进行了分析,并在此基础上对世界主要波浪能开发强国和我国的发展状况进行了梳理。基于上述,对今后世界波浪能发电装置的发展与研制方向进行了展望,并指出了亟待解决的几个问题,具有一定的应用价值。     

Experimental Study on Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Vertical-Axis Floating Tidal Current Energy Power Generation Device

To study the characteristics of attenuation, hydrostatic towage and wave response of the vertical-axis floating tidal current energy power generation device (VAFTCEPGD), a prototype is designed and experiment is carried out in the towing tank. Free decay is conducted to obtain attenuation characteristics of the VAFTCEPGD, and characteristics of mooring forces and motion response, floating condition, especially the lateral displacement of the VAFTCEPGD are obtained from the towing in still water. Tension response of the #1 mooring line and vibration characteristics of the VAFTCEPGD in regular waves as well as in level 4 irregular wave sea state with the current velocity of 0.6 m/s. The results can be reference for theoretical study and engineering applications related to VAFTCEPGD.     

船基激光法波浪测量仪器的研究

介绍了船基激光法波浪测量仪器研制的可行性。船载激光测波是利用舰船作测量平台,在水面上方设置激光测距装置,以一定的频率测量探头与水面的垂直距离,分析所测距离信号的变化规律,可以得出波浪高度、周期等信息,描述出波浪的形态和变化规律。文章提出了测量原理,分析了可能遇到的测量误差,给出了相应的解决措施,得出了研究开发船基激光法波浪测量仪器的可行性结论。