Performance of a plate?wave energy converter integrated in a floating breakwater

A plate-wave energy converter (pWEC) moored in front of a floating stationary breakwater is considered. The pWEC composed submerged flexible plate with piezoelectric layers bonded to both faces it. Hence the elastic motion excited by water waves can be transformed into useful electricity due effect. To evaluate performance breakwater-attached terms wave power absorption and attenuation, hydroelastic model based on linear potential flow theory eigenfunction matching method developed electromechanical hydrodynamic problems coupled together. either simply supported or clamped at edge. multi-parameter analysis carried out employment present model. Effects width, submergence edge types plate, together scales breakwater, including its width draft, are examined. As moves towards deeper position, main peaks frequency response efficiency become lower narrower. In contrast, effect attenuation limited.