Modelling and optimisation of the M4 wave energy converter

Last updated on Friday, 16 Sep 2022

The M4 is a multi-float wave energy converter developed by Professor Peter Stansby from the University of Manchester. In this project, our Master’s student Nicholas McGrath is developing a numerical tool to optimise the design of the device. The tool couples a dynamic model of the device and a boundary element software. A generalised-mode approach is used to derive the equations of motion of the device. This project is co-supervised by Dr. Hugh Wolgamot and Dr. Jana Orszaghova.

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wave energy optimisation modelling
Adi Kurniawan
Adi Kurniawan
Research Fellow, Oceans Graduate School

My research covers aspects of wave-structure interactions, wave energy conversion, and multi-objective optimisation.

Publications

Variability of wave power production of the M4 machine at two energetic open ocean locations: Off Albany, Western Australia and at EMEC, Orkney, UK
Jana Orszaghova, S. Lemoine, H. Santo, Paul H. Taylor, Adi Kurniawan, N. McGrath, Wenhua Zhao, M. V. W. Cuttler
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