Conversion in Non-Resonant Wave Energy Converter With Floating Buoy
- Ramón Borrás-Formoso
- R. Ferreiro-García
- Felipe Antelo-González
ISSN: 1697-4840
Year of publication: 2019
Volume: 16
Issue: 2
Pages: 3-9
Type: Article
More publications in: Journal of maritime research: JMR
Abstract
This paper studies one of the technical problems that occur in the process of moving from ”waves toelectricity” in floating wave buoys converters located near the coast: to maximize the product force bydisplacement. It is proposed a first converter stage only with mechanical elements of low inertia andabsence of fluids, showing the advantage of using a accumulator with spring to achieve high accelera-tions by means of a converter design suitable to mount the mentioned stage. A comparative analysis ismade with the most suitable tension for the springs according to the height of the waves provided at thelocation of the converter