Influence of Wave State Uncertainties on Probabilistic Reliability Assessments of Wave Energy Devices

Simon Ambühl, Jens Peter Kofoed, John Dalsgaard Sørensen

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Abstract

Probabilistic reliability assessments of wave energy devices (WEDs) need to consider, among others, uncertainties related to the wave states, which are often defined by the significant wave height HS and the peak period TP or the mean crossing wave period TZ or the energy period Te. Based on the JONSWAP spectrum and white noise filtering, wave elevation time series are generated and uncertainties related to the wave states are estimated. In this paper, uncertainties regarding the time series length used to characterize a certain wave state, uncertainties related to the JONSWAP spectrum parameters and the influence on wave state discretization in a scatter diagram are assessed. The estimated uncertainties are then implemented in two generic structural reliability assessments with focus on fatigue and extreme failure modes. The resulting reliability indices are compared with related industries like offshore wind turbines. This paper focus on the Wavestar prototype for reliability assessments. This device is located at DanWEC in Hanstholm (DK).
OriginalsprogEngelsk
Titel10th ewtec 2013 European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference Series : Proceedings of the 10th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference
RedaktørerPeter Frigaard, Jens Peter Kofoed, AbuBakr S. Bahaj, Lars Bergdahl, Alain Clément, Daniel Conley, Antonio F. O. Falcão, Cameron MacLeod Johnstone, Lucia Margheritini, Ian Masters, António José Sarmento, Diego Vicinanza
Antal sider11
UdgivelsesstedAalborg
ForlagTechnical Committee of the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference
Publikationsdato2013
StatusUdgivet - 2013
BegivenhedEuropean Wave and Tidal Energy Conference - Aalborg, Danmark
Varighed: 2 sep. 20135 sep. 2013
Konferencens nummer: 10

Konference

KonferenceEuropean Wave and Tidal Energy Conference
Nummer10
Land/OmrådeDanmark
ByAalborg
Periode02/09/201305/09/2013
NavnEuropean Wave and Tidal Energy Conference Series
Nummer10

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Emneord

  • Extreme events
  • Fatigue
  • Reliability
  • Uncertainties
  • Wave Energy Device

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