Design Specifications for the Hanstholm WEPTOS Wave Energy Converter

Autor: Tommy Larsen, Arthur Pecher, Jens Peter Kofoed

Publikováno v: Energies, Vol 5, Iss 4, Pp 1001-1017 (2012)

The WEPTOS wave energy converter (WEC) is a novel device that combines an established and efficient wave energy absorbing mechanism with a smart structure, which can regulate the amount of incoming wave energy and reduce loads in extreme wave conditi

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Effect of a negative stiffness mechanism on the performance of the WEPTOS rotors

Autor: Peretta, S., Ruol, P., LUCA MARTINELLI, Tetu, A., Kofoed, J. P.

Publikováno v: Peretta, S, Ruol, P, Martinelli, L, Tetu, A & Kofoed, J P 2015, Effect of a negative stiffness mechanism on the performance of the WEPTOS rotors . in R Muscari, R Broglia & F Salvatore (eds), MARINE 2015 : Computational Methods in Marine Engineering VI . vol. 6, CNR, pp. 58-72, International Conference on Computational Methods in Marine Engineering, Rom, Italy, 15/06/2015 . < http://congress.cimne.com/marine2015/frontal/doc/EbookMarine15.pdf >
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The WEPTOS is a well-known wave energy converter (www.weptos.com), formed by several rotors, with a shape that draws upon the reputable Salters Duck geometry. The WEPTOS has a large efficiency under waves of one particular frequency, i.e. when resona

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Levelized Cost of Energy of the Weptos wave energy converter

Autor: Pecher, Arthur, Kofoed, Jens Peter

Publikováno v: Pecher, A & Kofoed, J P 2015, Levelized Cost of Energy of the Weptos wave energy converter . DCE Contract Reports, no. 157, Department of Civil Engineering, Aalborg University, Aalborg .

This report presents the cost of energy calculations of a wave energy array of 90 MW, consisting of 25 x 3.6 MW Weptos wave energy converters. The calculation has been made in analogy with a publically available document presented by the UK governmen

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Experimental study on a wide range of wave and current conditions of the WEPTOS Wave Energy Converter

Autor: Pecher, Arthur, Kofoed, Jens Peter

Publikováno v: Pecher, A & Kofoed, J P 2015, Experimental study on a wide range of wave and current conditions of the WEPTOS Wave Energy Converter . DCE Contract Reports, no. 156, Department of Civil Engineering, Aalborg University, Aalborg .

This report presents the results of an experimental study that was performed on small scale model that was a replication of the full-scale Weptos WEC intended for DanWEC. The tests were performed in the circular basin at FloWave at Edinburgh Universi

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Experimental study on the structural and mooring loads of the WEPTOS Wave Energy Converter

Autor: Pecher, Arthur Francois Serge, Kofoed, Jens Peter

Publikováno v: Pecher, A F S & Kofoed, J P 2014, Experimental study on the structural and mooring loads of the WEPTOS Wave Energy Converter . DCE Contract Reports, no. 142, Department of Civil Engineering, Aalborg University, Aalborg .

This report presents the results of an experimental study that was performed on small scale model that was a replication of the full-scale Weptos WEC intended for DanWEC. During these tests, after optimising the mooring solution, various loads were m

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