FN Archimer Export Format
PT J
TI Power estimates of an undulating membrane tidal energy converter
BT 
AF TRASCH, Martin
   DEPORTE, Astrid
   DELACROIX, Sylvain
   DREVET, Jean-Baptiste
   GAURIER, Benoit
   GERMAIN, Gregory
AS 1:1,2,3;2:1;3:1;4:1;5:2;6:2;
FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:PDG-REM-RDT-LCSM;6:PDG-REM-RDT-LCSM;
C1 Eel Energy, 133 Bis Rue Univ, F-75007 Paris, France.
   IFREMER, Marine Struct Lab, 150 Quai Gambetta, F-62200 Boulogne, France.
   Ademe, 20 Ave Gresille, F-49004 Angers, France.
C2 EEL ENERGY, FRANCE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
   ADEME, FRANCE
SI BOULOGNE
SE PDG-REM-RDT-LCSM
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   copubli-france
IF 2.73
TC 6
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00411/52205/53359.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Marine renewable energy;Tidal energy converter;Power take-off;Fluid-structure interaction;Flume tank
AB An experimental study of an undulating membrane based on the Eel Energy device is presented in this paper. This system uses interaction between a semi-rigid plate and an axial flow to generate undulation. At full scale, the deformation of the structure is then converted into electrical power using linear electromagnetic generators. In order to simulate the power take-off on a 1/20th scale prototype, hydraulic dampers are located all over the length of the device. The dampers have non-linear behaviour. A representative damping parameter have been introduced to study their impact. Results are presented in function of fluid velocity and damping adjustment. Undulation mode, frequency and forces on the structure are described. Results show that fluid velocity has a destabilizing effect on the membrane, increasing undulation frequency and lowering its amplitude, while damping has the opposite effect. Furthermore, two methods used to evaluate the power conversion are described and evaluated from trajectory and forces data analysis. Power estimation shows an evolution proportional to cubic current speed at low flow speed, as for classical tidal turbines. Power also seems to scale with the square of the product between undulation frequency and amplitude. 
PY 2018
PD JAN
SO Ocean Engineering
SN 0029-8018
PU Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd
VL 148
UT 000424175900008
BP 115
EP 124
DI 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2017.11.002
ID 52205
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