Integration of wave measurement device into a wave energy array (2016)

Carnegie Wave Energy’s Perth Wave Energy Project used an array of bottom referenced heaving buoys point absorbers, CETO, to convert wave energy into hydraulic energy. Using numerical modelling, a pressure look-up table was created for optimisation purposes, with Hs and Te as the coordinate variables. Wave state at the array was measured by a 1 MHz Nortek AWAC. Ultimately, an empirical estimate of Te was developed using Tm02, which is provided. Estimated and measured (post-processed) Te were then compared, proving the estimate to be acceptable for automatically deriving the control pressures. 

Kolbusz, Jess, David Harrowfield, Mathieu Cocho, and David Velasco. "Integration of wave measurement device into a wave energy array." In Proceedings of the Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC). 2016.