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Optimization of Low Head Axial-Flow Turbines for an Overtopping BReakwater for Energy Conversion: A Case Study

doi: 10.3390/en14154618
handle: 20.500.14243/535176 , 11591/453263
Overtopping-type wave power conversion devices represent one of the most promising technology to combine reliability and competitively priced electricity supplies from waves. While satisfactory hydraulic and structural performance have been achieved, the selection of the hydraulic turbines and their regulation is a complex process due to the very low head and a variable flow rate in the overtopping breakwater set-ups. Based on the experience acquired on the first Overtopping BReakwater for Energy Conversion (OBREC) prototype, operating since 2016, an activity has been carried out to select the most appropriate turbine dimension and control strategy for such applications. An example of this multivariable approach is provided and illustrated through a case study in the San Antonio Port, along the central coast of Chile. In this site the deployment of a breakwater equipped with OBREC modules is specifically investigated. Axial-flow turbines of different runner diameter are compared, proposing the optimal ramp height and turbine control strategy for maximizing system energy production. The energy production ranges from 20.5 MWh/y for the smallest runner diameter to a maximum of 34.8 MWh/y for the largest runner diameter.
- Institute of Marine Engineering Italy
- National Research Council Italy
- Institute of Marine Engineering Italy
- CoNISMa Italy
- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" Italy
Technology, Wave energy, T, Overtopping, overtopping, Low head axial-flow turbine, wave energy, overtopping, low head axial-flow turbine, low head axial-flow turbine, wave energy; overtopping; low head axial-flow turbine, wave energy
Technology, Wave energy, T, Overtopping, overtopping, Low head axial-flow turbine, wave energy, overtopping, low head axial-flow turbine, low head axial-flow turbine, wave energy; overtopping; low head axial-flow turbine, wave energy
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