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Dual-frequency power capture performance and harvesting source identification of a spring pendulum buoy wave energy converter

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  • Huang, Shuting
  • Yang, Mingyu
  • Wang, Xingyao
  • Wei, Changdong
  • Ma, Jingran
  • Liu, Yanjun

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The contradiction between the narrow power capture bandwidth and the wave energy spectral distribution leads to the suboptimal generating efficiency of wave energy buoys in real sea. A novel spring pendulum buoy was proposed to use its dual-frequency performance, stemming from two motion degrees of freedom, for efficient harvesting in bimodal Ochi-Hubble spectral seas with wind wave and swell. A novel energy harvesting source identification method was proposed to assess its power capture performance from wind wave and swell respectively. Validation was conducted through a wave tank experiment. Dual-frequency power capture performance was analyzed, with a particular focus on perspectives from the degree of freedom and the frequency distribution. Effects of structure coefficients were analyzed. Results showed that the spring pendulum buoy has a significant dual-frequency power capture characteristic and a significant broader high-efficiency frequency bandwidth. The combination of two degrees of freedom is the main reason for the dual-frequency power performance. The spring swing arm only enhances the dual-frequency power capture of rotation. The PTO damping's effect becomes more complicated because of the shifting motion balance position. This dual-frequency characteristic effectively enhances its power capture in bimodal Ochi-Hubble waves, particularly improving the power capture from high-frequency wind waves.

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  • Huang, Shuting & Yang, Mingyu & Wang, Xingyao & Wei, Changdong & Ma, Jingran & Liu, Yanjun, 2025. "Dual-frequency power capture performance and harvesting source identification of a spring pendulum buoy wave energy converter," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 322(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:322:y:2025:i:c:s0360544225013507
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2025.135708
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