Energies, Vol. 18, Pages 5778: An Integrated Tuned Hydro-PTO Semi-Submersible Platform for Deep-Sea Wind-Wave Cogeneration: Design, Hydrodynamic Analysis
Energies doi: 10.3390/en18215778
Authors:
Guohua Wang
Haolin Yang
Fangyuan Zhou
Yuhang Shen
Zhirui Zhang
Hailong Jiang
Runnan Liu
Jiaxin Liu
Yi Zhang
The ocean offers abundant wind and wave energy resources. This paper proposes an integrated concept that co-locates a semi-submersible floating wind platform with wave energy converters (WECs) to exploit the geographical consistency of these resources. By sharing the platform foundation and power transmission infrastructure, this integrated system enhances the utilization efficiency of marine space and renewable energy. Inspired by the principles of the Tuned Mass Damper (TMD) and leveraging mature hydraulic technologies from wave energy conversion and offshore drilling heave compensation systems, this study introduces a novel scheme. This scheme integrates a heave plate with a hydraulic Power Take-Off (PTO) system, functionally acting as a wave energy converter, to the floating platform. The primary objective is to mitigate the platform’s motion response while simultaneously generating electricity. The research investigates the motion performance improvement of this integrated platform under South China Sea conditions. The results demonstrate that the proposed WEC–PTO system not only improves the platform’s wave resistance and adaptability to deep-sea environments but also increases the overall efficiency of marine energy equipment deployment.