Evaluating Proper Wave Measuring Instrument Locations: Ensuring Representative Waves at Wave Energy Converter

摘要

In this study, an approach to evaluating wave scatter diagrams andwave power matrices using a spatial wave transfer model and observedocean wave data was applied to the wave energy converter (WEC) andwave measuring instrument (WMI) installed to the west of Jeju Island,Korea. Wave simulation results showed that waves at WMI locationcan be represented by waves at the WEC. The results of this studyshowed that the limitations of the spatial wave transfer model (i.e., anexaggerated response to wave scattering) can be overcome through theapplication of an advanced wave transfer model and irregular waves.Furthermore, this approach can be used to select optimum installlocations for WEC and WMI.