Download or read book Hardware and Software Methods to Improve and Accelerate the Development Cycle of Wave Energy Converters written by Mike Tavakoli and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the ever-increasing demand and competition for global energy resources among nations, it is essential to explore and tap into various energy sources to reduce dependency on global markets. Renewable energy sources offer a significant opportunity to create localized and stable energy supplies. Ocean wave energy can be a promising contributor to the renewable generation portfolio for coastal communities. Developing economically feasible wave energy converters requires thorough analysis and testing of a scaled version of these devices in test tanks prior to full scale implementation. This work presents the design, construction, and performance of a small-scale active mooring system that can be programmed to emulate common mooring configurations for wave energy converters. This allows for a flexible, accurate, and cost-effective system to test mooring designs and their effects on overall performance and behavior of the wave energy converters. The second half of this research models and analyzes the effect of adding energy storage capacity to the wave energy converters and its impact on bus voltage and output power stability. Results show that incorporating ultra-capacitors as an energy storage solution can greatly improve performance and efficiency of the overall system.