Performance of a flap-type wave energy converter on the Uruguayan Atlantic coast
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Alonso, Rodrigo; Solari, Sebastian; Correa, Santiago; de Lacalle, Agustin Lopez; Pedocchi, Francisco; Teixeira, Luis
- Source
- 2015 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Latin America (ISGT LATAM) Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Latin America (ISGT LATAM), 2015 IEEE PES. :746-750 Oct, 2015
- Subject
- Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Analytical models
Torque
Graphics
Estimation
Smart grids
Damping
Electric potential
Renewable energy
ocean waves
analytical modeling
flap-type wave energy converter
- Language
Marine energy is an untapped resource, which could make a significant contribution to the renewable and clean energy generation matrix. Amongst the marine sources, wave energy is the most promising one in a microtidal and template zone like the Uruguayan oceanic coast. In this article the performance of a flap-type wave energy converter was analyzed in the basis of an analytical model and spectra wave hindcast data at a specific location of the Uruguayan coast. The results of our study allowed us to estimate the amount of energy that may be harvest for this particular site and device.