Journal article
Fatigue Analysis of a Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter Subjected to Passive and Reactive Control
Abstract
This paper investigates the effect of a passive and reactive control mechanism on the accumulated fatigue damage of a wave energy converter (WEC). Interest is focused on four structural details of the Wavestar arm, which is used as a case study here. The fatigue model is set up as an independent and generic toolbox, which can be applied to any other global response model of a WEC device combined with a control system. The stress responses due …
Authors
Zurkinden AS; Lambertsen SH; Damkilde L; Gao Z; Moan T
Journal
Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Vol. 137, No. 5,
Publisher
ASME International
Publication Date
October 1, 2015
DOI
10.1115/1.4030646
ISSN
0892-7219