融合OWC的漂浮式光伏系统水动力及获能特性研究

    Study on the Hydrodynamic and Energy Capture Characteristics of a Floating Photovoltaic System Integrated With OWC

    • 摘要: 针对海上漂浮式光伏平台在波浪作用下运动响应明显、单一光伏发电输出受环境条件影响较大的问题,提出一种融合振荡水柱装置的漂浮式光伏集成系统。基于势流理论和时域耦合方法,建立考虑平台运动、OWC水柱响应、PTO阻尼及系泊约束的水动力与获能耦合数值模型,分析OWC引入后系统运动响应与波能俘获特性,并研究气室直径和浪向角的影响。结果表明,OWC装置的引入对平台垂荡影响较小,但可有效抑制平台在纵荡与纵摇自由度下的低频响应;集成系统的波浪能俘获集中于高频区间且迎浪侧装置在获能方面具有显著优势。此外,增大气室直径可有效提升对平台纵荡响应在中低频范围内的抑制效果,并提升高频工作区间内的波能俘获性能。集成系统在斜浪条件下的获能表现更优。当波浪入射角度从0°增大到45°,平台纵荡与纵摇响应减小,集成系统稳定性有所改善。

       

      Abstract: To address the pronounced wave-induced motion responses of offshore floating photovoltaic (FPV) platforms and the strong environmental dependence of standalone photovoltaic power output, this study proposes an integrated FPV system incorporating oscillating water column (OWC) devices. In the proposed system, the OWC devices are symmetrically arranged around a pontoon-truss-type FPV platform, enabling additional wave energy capture while regulating the hydrodynamic response of the floating platform. Based on potential-flow theory and time-domain coupled analysis, a coupled hydrodynamic and energy-capture numerical model is established, in which platform motions, OWC water-column responses, equivalent power take-off (PTO) damping, and mooring constraints are considered. The motion responses and wave energy capture characteristics of the FPV-OWC integrated system under regular waves are investigated, and the effects of OWC chamber diameter and wave incidence angle on the overall system performance are further analyzed. The results show that the introduction of OWC devices has a limited influence on the overall heave response of the platform and does not significantly change the dominant heave restoring mechanism, but it can effectively suppress the platform surge and pitch responses in the low-frequency range. The wave energy capture of the integrated system is mainly concentrated in the high-frequency operating range. Owing to stronger local wave excitation, the up-wave OWC units generally exhibit higher energy capture capacity than the lee-side units. Within the investigated range, increasing the chamber diameter enhances the suppression of platform surge response in the medium- and low-frequency ranges and improves the wave energy capture performance within the high-frequency operating range. However, it does not significantly broaden the effective energy-capture bandwidth, indicating that a larger chamber diameter mainly increases the energy conversion intensity within the primary operating band. Under oblique wave conditions, the integrated system exhibits better energy capture performance. As the wave incidence angle increases from 0° to 45°, the platform surge and pitch responses decrease, while the total mean power of the OWC array within the primary operating band increases. The superior overall performance in the 45° wave-incidence case is mainly attributed to the enhanced combined power contribution of multiple OWC units. Overall, integrating OWC devices with offshore FPV platforms can improve certain motion responses while enabling additional wave energy utilization, providing a reference for the structural design and parameter optimization of offshore FPV-based multi-energy complementary systems.

       

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