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L'Hermite, R.; Hallak, T. S., and Guedes Soares, C. (2025), Hydrodynamic analysis of a wind energy platform with attached point absorbers, Innovations in Renewable Energies Offshore, Guedes Soares, C. & Wang S. (Ed.), Taylor and Francis Group, London, UK, 825-833.
The hydrodynamic interactions between a floating offshore wind turbine platform and surrounding wave energy converters is investigated. Numerical simulations are performed using the Boundary Element Method solver NEMOH, to quantify the hydrodynamic characteristics of a multibody floating system accounting for the mutual influence between the wave converters and the floating platform. The distance between the wave converters and the platform as well as the size of the converters have been considered as parameters in the study. Simulation results indicate that the converters exert only a minimal effect on the hydrodynamics of the platform. However, the presence of the platform can significantly enhance the converters motion and allows to extract more power from the incoming waves. The findings underscore the need for a more comprehensive analysis of the mechanical coupling between the floating offshore wind turbine platform and wave converters to fully optimize the performance of the combined. Future work should focus on integrating mechanical and control strategies to enhance the synergy and efficiency of the hybrid renewable energy system.
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