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CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS

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B<br />

L<br />

Oscillating-body dynamics<br />

Example:<br />

• Hemispherical buoy, radius = a<br />

B *<br />

Dimensionless radiation<br />

damping coefficient<br />

0.35<br />

0.3<br />

0.25<br />

0.2<br />

0.15<br />

0.1<br />

Analytical<br />

Hulme 1982<br />

L *<br />

Dimensionless memory function<br />

0.04<br />

0.03<br />

0.02<br />

0.01<br />

0.05<br />

0<br />

0<br />

0 1 2 3 4 5<br />

ka<br />

ka<br />

Dimensionless radius<br />

0.01<br />

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14<br />

g t<br />

Dimensionless time t*<br />

t<br />

a

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