The paper concerns the hydrodynamic analysis and optimization of an OWC spar buoy, possibly the simplest concept for a …

An important class of floating wave energy converters (that includes the IPS buoy, the Wavebob and the PowerBuoy … differently. The paper considers the case of the IPS buoy, consisting of a floater rigidly connected to a fully submerged vertical … results in regular and irregular waves are presented for a cylindrical buoy with a conical bottom, including the optimization …

determines the motion of the buoy from the dynamic solution of the fluid flow problem and the dynamic buoy motion problem rather … than prescribing the motion of the buoy. The power output of the device is calculated for different wave conditions. The …

drive permanent magnet linear generator buoy. The buoy employs the vertical component of the motion of ocean waves to power …) and an armature, in which the power is generated (mounted on the buoy). The translator shaft is anchored to the sea floor …, and the buoy/floater moves armature coils relative to the permanent magnet translator to induce voltages. The electrical …