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Comparative Analysis of Pendulum and Flywheel Power Take-Off Mechanisms for Wave Energy Conversion
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This study compares three power-take-off (PTO) mechanisms for wave energy converters—a flywheel-type pitch resonator and two pendulum variants (normal and inverted)—all designed to fit within a fixed envelope. Performance is assessed via linear frequency-domain models and bi-conjugate impedance matching under a representative sea state. The inverted-pendulum PTO achieves 27.9% of the incident wave energy, versus 16.5% for the normal pendulum and 4.2% for the flywheel—that is, 6.6 × and 3.9 × improvements, respectively. These gains arise because pendulum-based systems generate higher torque for a given buoy motion and maintain impedance matching across a wider frequency band. Parametric studies of mass, pendulum arm length, spring stiffness, generator friction, and motor constant quantify the impact of key design choices on power output. By locating the pendulum pivot near the buoy’s center of gravity and positioning the center of rotation below the COG, surge–pitch coupling is improved and energy transfer is further boosted.
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Energy conversion
frequency domain analysis
impedance matching
resonance
wave energy conversion
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