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Influence of the wave climate seasonality on the performance of a wave energy converter: A case study

CECO is a novel Wave Energy Converter (WEC) concept, which has shown promising results in previous studies. The present work focuses on assessing the performance of CECO for a 11-year horizon in relation to the characteristics of the wave climate (intra and inter-annual seasonal variations) by means of two performance indicators defined ad hoc: Captured Energy (CE) and Captured Energy Efficiency (CEEff). For this purpose, the CECO matrix of absorbed wave power was constructed for an operating water depth of 30 m using the panel-based model ANSYS®-AQWA™. The Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, which presents a highly seasonal and energetic wave climate, was used as case study. Overall, it was found that CECO is able to capture large amounts of wave energy, especially for milder wave conditions, with values of CEEff exceeding 40%. However, for harsher wave conditions the results of CEEff decrease considerably ranging from 10% to 20%, which may result from the current design of CECO. In this context, the results obtained offer some valuable insight into the future evolution of CECO with the purpose of addressing the limitations of the current design and to optimise its performance according to the wave conditions for specific locations.
- Universidade Lusófona do Porto Portugal
- CENTRO INTERDISCIPLINAR DE INVESTIGACAO MARINHA E AMBIENTAL Portugal
- Universidade do Porto Portugal
- University of Oviedo Spain
Ciências Tecnológicas, Ciências da engenharia e tecnologias, Ciências da engenharia e tecnologias, Engineering and technology, Technological sciences, Engineering and technology
Ciências Tecnológicas, Ciências da engenharia e tecnologias, Ciências da engenharia e tecnologias, Engineering and technology, Technological sciences, Engineering and technology
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