Wave Dragon Buoyancy Regulation Study

Jens Jakobsen, Jens Peter Kofoed

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Abstract

Wave Dragon is a wave energy converter, which was deployed offshore at Nissum Bredning in Denmark in 2003. The experience gained from operating Wave Dragon during 2003 and 2004 has shown that the buoyancy regulation system can be improved in a number of ways.

This study describes the current situation, and proposes a number of activities in order to improve the buoyancy regulation system. This work was performed under EU ENERGIE contract no. ENK5-CT-2002-00603, and is a contribution to WP 2.3/2.4 and D40/D41.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationAalborg
PublisherDepartment of Civil Engineering, Aalborg University
Number of pages14
Publication statusPublished - 2005
SeriesHydraulics and Coastal Engineering
Number29
ISSN1603-9874

Keywords

  • Wave Dragon
  • Wave Energy
  • Wave Energy Converters
  • Buoyancy Regulation Systems
  • Buoyancy Conrtol
  • Buoyancy Optimisation

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