TY - GEN
T1 - Capture chamber modelling and validation in OWC on-shore devices
AU - Garrido, Aitor J.
AU - Garrido, Izaskun
AU - Otaola, Erlantz
AU - Lekube, Jon
AU - M'Zoughi, Fares
AU - Ghefiri, Khaoula
AU - Mundackamattam, Diclobin G.
AU - Oleagordia, Inigo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2017/2/8
Y1 - 2017/2/8
N2 - Climate change is challenging the current worldwide model of power generation. In this sense, European Union is promoting a deep transition collected in the 20-20-20 targets and the 2050 Energy Roadmap. These adjectives must be achieved by developing the use of clean, carbon-free energies, as it is the case of the renewableenergies and in particular of the ocean energy. The main problem with these kinds of energies is to reach a commercially mature stage so they can compete with conventional power sources. Therefore, it is crucial to reduce generation costs and increase the efficiency of the existing devices. With this regard, the work presents the modelling and experimental validation of the capture chamber of an Oscillating Water Column (OWC)-based powerplant. Although the study of the turbine and the generator may be considered a quite well-known matter, the control-oriented modelling of the capture chamber still deserves a further study to improve the power generation. In this work, a model obtained analytically of the OWC chamber is developed and numerically implemented. The model proposed is also validated and affords excellent results.
AB - Climate change is challenging the current worldwide model of power generation. In this sense, European Union is promoting a deep transition collected in the 20-20-20 targets and the 2050 Energy Roadmap. These adjectives must be achieved by developing the use of clean, carbon-free energies, as it is the case of the renewableenergies and in particular of the ocean energy. The main problem with these kinds of energies is to reach a commercially mature stage so they can compete with conventional power sources. Therefore, it is crucial to reduce generation costs and increase the efficiency of the existing devices. With this regard, the work presents the modelling and experimental validation of the capture chamber of an Oscillating Water Column (OWC)-based powerplant. Although the study of the turbine and the generator may be considered a quite well-known matter, the control-oriented modelling of the capture chamber still deserves a further study to improve the power generation. In this work, a model obtained analytically of the OWC chamber is developed and numerically implemented. The model proposed is also validated and affords excellent results.
KW - Capture Chamber
KW - Modelling and Simulation
KW - OWC
KW - Wave Energy
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85015366674
U2 - 10.1109/TENCON.2016.7848304
DO - 10.1109/TENCON.2016.7848304
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85015366674
T3 - IEEE Region 10 Annual International Conference, Proceedings/TENCON
SP - 1682
EP - 1685
BT - Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE Region 10 Conference, TENCON 2016
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2016 IEEE Region 10 Conference, TENCON 2016
Y2 - 22 November 2016 through 25 November 2016
ER -
