Optimizing the efficiency of Oscillating Water Column (OWC) wave energy converter using genetic algorithm

The Oscillating Water Column (OWC) based wave energy converter has now been developed in different part of the world. The OWC converter is a combination of pneumatic system, mechanical system and electrical system. The overall efficiency of OWC is depended on the three systems efficiencies. Maximizi...

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Main Authors: Nallagownden, P., Alhaj, H.M.M., Sarwar, M.B.
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
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Published: Asian Research Publishing Network 2015
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spelling utp-eprints.260432021-08-30T08:50:21Z Optimizing the efficiency of Oscillating Water Column (OWC) wave energy converter using genetic algorithm Nallagownden, P. Alhaj, H.M.M. Sarwar, M.B. The Oscillating Water Column (OWC) based wave energy converter has now been developed in different part of the world. The OWC converter is a combination of pneumatic system, mechanical system and electrical system. The overall efficiency of OWC is depended on the three systems efficiencies. Maximizing each of these system efficiency can maximize the overall efficiency. This paper, describes a method to maximize the pneumatic system efficiency using optimization technique based on Genetic algorithm. This method involves an extraction of maximum incident wave energy corresponding to the wave height, determining of the best deep water length and maximizing the applied damping ratio which can lead to an increase in the pneumatic system efficiency. The result shows that the lower the number of the wave group, the maximum is the wave energy, that can be extracted and, optimum plane solidity and the water deep length can increase efficiency of OWC. © 2006-2015 Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN). Asian Research Publishing Network 2015 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84949955767&partnerID=40&md5=a0c07a2cb2c0e889b41cb12629b58af2 Nallagownden, P. and Alhaj, H.M.M. and Sarwar, M.B. (2015) Optimizing the efficiency of Oscillating Water Column (OWC) wave energy converter using genetic algorithm. ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 10 (21). pp. 10218-10227. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/26043/
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description The Oscillating Water Column (OWC) based wave energy converter has now been developed in different part of the world. The OWC converter is a combination of pneumatic system, mechanical system and electrical system. The overall efficiency of OWC is depended on the three systems efficiencies. Maximizing each of these system efficiency can maximize the overall efficiency. This paper, describes a method to maximize the pneumatic system efficiency using optimization technique based on Genetic algorithm. This method involves an extraction of maximum incident wave energy corresponding to the wave height, determining of the best deep water length and maximizing the applied damping ratio which can lead to an increase in the pneumatic system efficiency. The result shows that the lower the number of the wave group, the maximum is the wave energy, that can be extracted and, optimum plane solidity and the water deep length can increase efficiency of OWC. © 2006-2015 Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN).
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author Nallagownden, P.
Alhaj, H.M.M.
Sarwar, M.B.
spellingShingle Nallagownden, P.
Alhaj, H.M.M.
Sarwar, M.B.
Optimizing the efficiency of Oscillating Water Column (OWC) wave energy converter using genetic algorithm
author_sort Nallagownden, P.
title Optimizing the efficiency of Oscillating Water Column (OWC) wave energy converter using genetic algorithm
title_short Optimizing the efficiency of Oscillating Water Column (OWC) wave energy converter using genetic algorithm
title_full Optimizing the efficiency of Oscillating Water Column (OWC) wave energy converter using genetic algorithm
title_fullStr Optimizing the efficiency of Oscillating Water Column (OWC) wave energy converter using genetic algorithm
title_full_unstemmed Optimizing the efficiency of Oscillating Water Column (OWC) wave energy converter using genetic algorithm
title_sort optimizing the efficiency of oscillating water column (owc) wave energy converter using genetic algorithm
publisher Asian Research Publishing Network
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