Experimental investigation of 1:25 scaled model of Pendulum Wave Energy Converter
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Fenu, Beatrice; Niosi, Francesco; Paduano, Bruno; Sirigu, Sergej Antonello
- Source
- 2022 International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME) Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME), 2022 International Conference on. :1-6 Nov, 2022
- Subject
- Bioengineering
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Computing and Processing
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
General Topics for Engineers
Nuclear Engineering
Photonics and Electrooptics
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Robotics and Control Systems
Signal Processing and Analysis
Transportation
Performance evaluation
Mechatronics
Sea state
Hydrodynamics
System identification
Numerical models
Wave energy conversion
mooring system
wave energy converter
experimental campaign
floating WEC mooring design
operating conditions
extreme conditions
- Language
The experimental campaign of the 1:25 Pendulum Wave Energy Converter (PeWEC) scaled model is presented with the aim to understand the hydrodynamic behaviour of the device in operative and severe sea state conditions. The experimental setup is described and particular attention has been given to the mooring system scaling procedure and realization. Tests of system identification, irregular waves and extreme waves of the floating-moored model of the PeWEC device have been performed at the University of Naples Federico II. The results of the hydrodynamic analysis shows the influence of non-linearities depending on the sea condition. In addition the influence of the wavefront direction is evaluated through the loads acting on the mooring lines, resulting favorable for a wave front acting on the bow of the hull.