Piezoelectric Energy Analysis on Diverse Buoy Coupling with Hydrodynamic Parameters

Heng xu Liu, Ming Liu*, Yuan chao Chai, Guo yang Shu, Feng mei Jing, Li quan Wang

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Abstract

This paper mainly describes the influence factors of the captured energy power by huge wave energy harvesters, in which the vertical motion of buoy can transform ocean’s potential energy into piezoelectric energy power by undulating waves. Firstly, related environmental coefficients are analyzed by means of the incident wave theory. Besides, the geometric structural parameters are also analyzed and compared under optimal environmental coefficients with semi-analytical solutions. Thirdly, the numerical results also show the impact trend of hydrodynamic parameters and geometric volume on motion, voltage and power with qualitative agreement. The numerical simulation confirms that the improved structure parameters could markedly deliver sufficient power under the same conditions with long-time stability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)279-287
Number of pages9
JournalChina Ocean Engineering
Volume33
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • hydrodynamic characteristics
  • incident wave theory
  • lumped and structural parameters
  • piezoelectric cantilever beam
  • semi-analytical method

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