Review of Wave Energy Converter and Design of Mooring System

In recent decades, the emphasis on renewable resources has grown considerably, leading to significant advances in the sector of wave energy. Nevertheless, the market cannot still be considered as commercialized, as there are still other obstacles in the mooring system for wave energy converters (WEC...

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Published inSustainability Vol. 12; no. 19; p. 8251
Main Authors Qiao, Dongsheng, Haider, Rizwan, Yan, Jun, Ning, Dezhi, Li, Binbin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2020
Subjects
Alternative energy sources
Commercialization
Converters
Design
Design analysis
Design specifications
Design standards
Energy
Energy industry
Energy resources
Inventors
Mooring
Ocean waves
Renewable resources
Sustainable yield
Wave direction
Wave energy
Wave power
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Summary:In recent decades, the emphasis on renewable resources has grown considerably, leading to significant advances in the sector of wave energy. Nevertheless, the market cannot still be considered as commercialized, as there are still other obstacles in the mooring system for wave energy converters (WECs). The mooring system must be designed to not negatively impact the WEC’s efficiency and reduce the mooring loads. Firstly, the overview of the types of wave energy converters (WECs) are classified through operational principle, absorbing wave direction, location, and power take-off, respectively, and the power production analysis and design challenges of WECs are summarized. Then, the mooring materials, configurations, requirements, and the modeling approaches for WECs are introduced. Finally, the design of mooring systems, including the design considerations and standards, analysis models, software, current research focus, and challenges are discussed.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su12198251