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Qin, Jian and Zhang, Zhenquan and Song, Xuening and Huang, Shuting and Liu, Yanjun and Xue, Gang (2024) Design and Performance Evaluation of an Enclosed Inertial Wave Energy Converter with a Nonlinear Stiffness Mechanism. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 12 (1). p. 191. ISSN 2077-1312

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Abstract

In order to enhance the power generation efficiency and reliability of wave energy converters (WECs), an enclosed inertial WEC with a magnetic nonlinear stiffness mechanism (nonlinear EIWEC) is proposed in this paper. A mathematical model of the nonlinear EIWEC was established based on the Cummins equation and the equivalent magnetic charge method, and the joint simulations were carried out using MATLAB/Simulink 2020 and AMESim 2020 softwares. The effect of the magnetic nonlinear stiffness mechanism (NSM) on the performance of the EIWEC system was investigated. The results show that the nonlinear negative stiffness property of NSM can significantly improve the motion response and output power of EIWEC under low-frequency waves. Compared to EIWEC without NSM (linear EIWEC), nonlinear EIWEC has a higher generation efficiency and wider frequency bandwidth. Additionally, the effects of linear spring, internal mass body, and hydraulic power take-off (PTO) system parameters on the energy conversion capability of the system were analyzed to provide a reference for the design of nonlinear EIWECs. In general, the proposed nonlinear EIWEC could provide good development potential for the scale utilization of wave energy resources.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: GO for ARCHIVE > Multidisciplinary
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Date Deposited: 23 Jan 2024 05:33
Last Modified: 23 Jan 2024 05:33
URI: http://eprints.go4mailburst.com/id/eprint/2100

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