Numerical Simulation Results for a Three-Anchor Buoy with Wave Energy Converters

East China Sea environmental conditions were used for numerical simulations comparing hydrodynamic performance and power generation. The dataset contains model inputs, time-series motion responses, and power output data for a buoy system coupled with Wave-Star and point-absorber converters. It was created by Fang Jianhu using ANSYS AQWA and published on figshare in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Compare hydrodynamic performance of different wave energy converter configurations based on motion response data
• Analyze wave energy generation efficiency based on power output time-series data
• Validate numerical models for buoy systems based on simulation inputs and results

Strengths

• Directly compares two wave energy converter types with identical float displacement for controlled analysis
• Includes a specific maximum power output figure of 5195.4 W for the Wave-Star configuration
• Simulations are based on environmental conditions representative of the East China Sea

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Numerical simulation using ANSYS AQWA

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 02:39:08

Geography

East China Sea (representative conditions)