Mathematical analysis of a wave energy converter model

DOI10.1016/J.NONRWA.2012.07.007MaRDI QIDQ1926442zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Publication date 28 December 2012

Published in Nonlinear Analysis. Real World Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nonrwa.2012.07.007

non autonomous piecewise linear second-order differential equation sustainable development wave energy converter

Periodic solutions to ordinary differential equations (34C25) Qualitative investigation and simulation of ordinary differential equation models (34C60) Asymptotic properties of solutions to ordinary differential equations (34D05)

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This paper studies some mathematical properties of a special type of piecewise linear second-order differential equation with external excitation. This system has been introduced as a simple model for a buoy-type ocean wave converter and is given by \[ \ddot x+2\omega\delta\dot x+\omega x=g(t)\quad\text{for } x\dot x>0, \] and by \[ \ddot x+2\delta\dot x+ x=g(t) \quad \text{for } x\dot x>0, \] where \(g(t)\) is the external force due to the ocean wave. Sufficient conditions are provided for the system to be dissipative and for the existence of periodic solutions. Moreover, an energy balance argument shows that, when \(\omega<1\), the proposed model is more efficient than standard oscillations without mass modulation.

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