2011
EMSS 2011 Proceeding
Simulation of Gesmey Generator Manoeuvers
Authors: Amable López, José A. Somolinos, Luis R. Núñez, Alfonso M. Carneros
Abstract
GESMEY generator is a Tidal Energy Converter -TEC- device designed to operate in medium and high depth locations with an original design based on a moored system and a main structure of star aspect. After a brief introduction where the interest of this type of generators for the marine currents energy harnessing is presented, the objectives of the GESMEY Project, the design procedure and some results and the automation process scheduled for moving it from the submerged operation state to the floating maintenance situation are presented too. The needs of new models and tools for the study of the dynamical response of these kind of devices under these operation states together with the design solutions that have been taken in this original design are described. Finally, simulation results of some of the GESMEY manoeuvres obtained with a tool we have developed and with some commercial simulation tools are presented. The comparative study of both simulation responses validates the simplest dynamical model used for controlling the generator.
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