Method for determining the arrangement of wave energy converters
AssigneeSeabased AB
InventorsFrancisco Gemo Albino FRANCISCO, Anders KRONBERG
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method for determining the arrangement of wave energy converters in a wave power park in a seabed or lake area including the steps of: measuring wavelength and wave direction over a period of time, collecting all values measured for the wavelength and the wave direction in a matrix, statistically determining, from the matrix, a predominant wavelength and a predominant wave direction, and arranging an amount X of wave energy converters at regular intervals over a distance that corresponds to half of the length of the predominant wavelength or a multiple thereof, where the distance is measured in a direction at least more or less parallel to the predominant wave direction.
Claims7
A method for determining an arrangement of wave energy converters in a wave power park in a sea- or lake area comprising the steps of:
- Measuring wavelength and wave direction over a period of time;
- Collecting all values measured for the wavelength and the wave direction in a matrix;
- Statistically determining, from the matrix, a predominant wavelength, PWL, and a predominant wave direction;
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- Arranging an amount X of wave energy converters at regular intervals over a distance that corresponds to half of a length of the predominant wavelength, PWL, or a multiple thereof, wherein the distance is measured in a direction at least more or less parallel to the predominant wave direction.
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