Abstract
Wave Dragon is a floating wave energy converter working by extracting energy principally by means of overtopping of waves into a reservoir. A 1:4.5 scale prototype has been sea tested for 20 months. This paper presents results from testing, experiences gained and developments made during this extended period. The prototype is highly instrumented. The overtopping characteristic and the power produced are presented here. This has enabled comparison between the prototype and earlier results from both laboratory model and computer simulation. This gives the optimal operating point and the expected power of the device. The project development team has gained much soft experience from working in the harsh offshore environment. In particular the effect of marine growth in the draft tubes of the turbines has been investigated. The control of the device has been a focus for development as is operates automatically for most of the time. This has led to improvements in the power take off, trim control and stability of the device.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Fourth CA-OE Workshop : Performance Monitoring of Ocean Energy Systems, Lisbon, 16-17 November, 2006 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Publisher | Coordination Action on Ocean Energy (CA-OE) : Sixth Framework Programme |
Publication date | 2006 |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Event | The Fourth CA-OE Workshop : Performance Monitoring of Ocean Energy Systems - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 16 Nov 2006 → 17 Nov 2006 |
Conference
Conference | The Fourth CA-OE Workshop : Performance Monitoring of Ocean Energy Systems |
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Country/Territory | Portugal |
City | Lisbon |
Period | 16/11/2006 → 17/11/2006 |
Bibliographical note
PDF for print: 7 pp.Keywords
- Wave Dragon
- Wave Energy
- Wave Energy Converters
- Wave Power
- Overtoppings
- Productions
- Prototypes
- Denmark