Experimental investigation on hybrid mooring systems for wave energy converters

• Published in: Renewable energy Vol. 158; pp. 130 - 153
• Main Authors: Xu, Sheng, Wang, Shan, Guedes Soares, C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2020
• Subjects: Buoy; energy conversion; Experimental study; Extreme dynamic tension; Hybrid mooring; Hydrodynamic responses; hydrodynamics; prediction; Snap load; water power; Weibull statistics; Buoy; Extreme dynamic tension; Hybrid mooring; Experimental study; Hydrodynamic responses; Snap load

This study presents a comprehensive experimental assessment of three hybrid mooring systems for a heaving-buoy wave energy converter. Free decay model tests are conducted to study the natural periods in heave, pitch and surge modes of the buoy when it is moored with different mooring configurations....