In this study, a time-domain numerical method based on three-dimensional potential flow was developed to analyze the hydrodynamic characteristics of an inclined oscillating-water-column (OWC) wave energy converter (WEC). A finite element method was applied to solve the potential flow around and inside the OWC chamber. A turbine–chamber interaction was considered to take into account the pressure drop inside the OWC chamber, which is a nonlinear function of airflow speed via turbine operation. The instantaneous pressure drop was updated on the free-surface boundary condition inside the chamber in the time-domain to account for the coupling effect between the turbine and the chamber. The present numerical method was verified by comparing it with the model test results. The hydrodynamic characteristics of an inclined OWC chamber in terms of potential flow, such as the water column motion and the three-dimensional flow distribution around the chamber, were investigated. In terms of hydrodynamic performance, the energy conversion efficiency of the chamber showed a nonlinear response characteristic dependent on the incident wave height. In addition, numerical calculations were carried out to clarify the relationship between the main geometric parameters and the hydrodynamic response of the inclined OWC chamber.

This paper reports on an ongoing international effort to establish guidelines for numerical modeling of wave energy converters, initiated by the International Energy Agency Technology Collaboration Program for Ocean Energy Systems. Initial results for point absorbers were presented in previous work, and here we present results for a breakwater-mounted Oscillating Water Column (OWC) device. The experimental model is at scale 1:4 relative to a full-scale installation in a water depth of 12.8 m. The power-extracting air turbine is modeled by an orifice plate of 1–2% of the internal chamber surface area. Measurements of chamber surface elevation, air flow through the orifice, and pressure difference across the orifice are compared with numerical calculations using both weakly-nonlinear potential flow theory and computational fluid dynamics. Both compressible- and incompressible-flow models are considered, and the effects of air compressibility are found to have a significant influence on the motion of the internal chamber surface. Recommendations are made for reducing uncertainties in future experimental campaigns, which are critical to enable firm conclusions to be drawn about the relative accuracy of the numerical models. It is well-known that boundary element method solutions of the linear potential flow problem (e.g., WAMIT) are singular at infinite frequency when panels are placed directly on the free surface. This is problematic for time-domain solutions where the value of the added mass matrix at infinite frequency is critical, especially for OWC chambers, which are modeled by zero-mass elements on the free surface. A straightforward rational procedure is described to replace ad-hoc solutions to this problem that have been proposed in the literature.

This paper presents an evaluation system to experimentally verify the performance of a double-sided linear permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) prototype. In general, research on wave power generation systems has concentrated on the optimum design technology of PMSGs, power generation performance analysis technology, loss analysis, and performance evaluation technology. Despite active research in this field, the performance of a system wherein a wave generator and buoy are linked has never been evaluated. Therefore, in this study, a linear PMSG was used in a performance evaluation system to predict a buoy's motion and derive the parameters for optimal power generation under regular and irregular wave conditions.

In a permanent magnet (PM) machine, core losses are caused by the changing flux densities in various parts of the iron structures. As some of these core losses can be significant during high-frequency operations, it is imperative to consider the core losses during the design stage. The purpose of this study is to analytically predict the core loss of the PM machine at the design stage. The stator core loss can be calculated from the loss coefficient calculated by curve fitting of the original core loss data and the magnetic flux density of the stator calculated by the analytical method. The core loss obtained by the analytical method is compared with those obtained using the finite element method and experiments. The core loss results obtained using the proposed method were verified by implementing an experimental system with a commercial PM machine, power analyzer, and the manufactured test PM machine.

In this study, analysis of core-loss occurring in the magnetic flux modulation core of a linear magnetic gear and the core of each mover is presented, using an analytical method. Losses in electric machines were generally calculated and analyzed using the finite element method (FEM). However, in the case of core-loss, the exact loss value could not be calculated using FEM data. Therefore, we considered the harmonic component of the air-gap magnetic flux density waveform with the modified Steinmetz equation, and performed a more accurate core-loss analysis with magnetic behavior analysis. Thus, we performed a calculated core-loss characteristic comparison with the FEM and the modified Steinmetz equation.

본 연구에서는 대형 부유식 파력-해상풍력 복합발전 구조물의 극한환경 운동 성능에 관한 실험적 연구를 다루고 있다. 대형 부유식 복합발전 구조물에 대한 운동 성능을 평가하기 위하여 1/50 축척비의 모형을 제작하였다. 그리고 설계된 계류선의 사양에 부합하는 계류선 모형을 제작하였고 자유감쇠시험 및 static pull-out 시험을 통하여 검증하였다. 주어진 구조물의 수심을 만족하기 위하여 계류선 테이블을 도입하고 환경조건에 계류판에 따른 환경조건을 확인하였다. 모형시험에서 규칙파 중 운동응답을 확인하고 파랑, 조류, 바람의 복합환경 하중을 적용하여 극한환경 운동성능을 해석하였다. 최대 운동 및, 가속도를 계측하여 운동 안전성을 판단하였고 최대 변위와 계류 하중도 선급기준에 따라 판단하였다. 이로부터 복합발전 구조물의 운동 특성에 대하여 토의하였다.