Wave-to-wire modelling of a vibro-impact wave energy converter for ocean data buoys

Shuai Chen, Bingyong Guo, Hafiz A. Said, Kunde Yang, John V. Ringwood

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Abstract

In this study, a wave-to-wire (W2W) model of a vibro-impact wave energy converter (VIWEC) is proposed for powering ocean data buoys. A battery and a supercapacitor are integrated to the VIWEC to form a hybrid energy storage system (HESS), in order to provide continuous and long-term DC power for the payloads of ocean data buoys. Based on the W2W model, controllers for maximising wave energy capture and managing the HESS are integrated, and then implemented by fully controllable AC/DC and DC/DC converters. On the basis of irregular waves, preliminary results show that the proposed W2W model with control can provide stable and continuous DC power. Thus, the proposed W2W model, integrated with HESS and control, can be used to investigate its feasibility and to assess its performance for ocean data buoys.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIFAC-PapersOnLine
EditorsHideaki Ishii, Yoshio Ebihara, Jun-ichi Imura, Masaki Yamakita
PublisherElsevier B.V.
Pages11735-11740
Number of pages6
Edition2
ISBN (Electronic)9781713872344
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2023
Event22nd IFAC World Congress - Yokohama, Japan
Duration: 9 Jul 202314 Jul 2023

Publication series

NameIFAC-PapersOnLine
Number2
Volume56
ISSN (Electronic)2405-8963

Conference

Conference22nd IFAC World Congress
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityYokohama
Period9/07/2314/07/23

Keywords

  • Wave energy conversion
  • control of wave energy converter
  • hybrid energy-storage system
  • ocean data buoy
  • wave-to-wire modelling

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