Successful test program at Aalborg University

2009-12-07

The test program of the Langlee wave power converter, finalized in August 2009, was carried through in cooperation with a utility company. The 1:20 scale model was tested in «North Sea wave climate» and the objective was to verify stability and energy production previously calculated from computer simulations.

 

The responsible for the test program at the Wave Energy Research Group at Aalborg University, says:

 

“The Langlee system works. This wave power concept is both innovative and interesting. The system is characterized by its simplicity, few moving parts, and the floating installation is well designed to handle extreme loads e.g. it has no end stops. The tests we have conducted at Aalborg University showed reasonable efficiencies for given wave climate, and the system excels also in that it utilizes small and medium sized waves well.”

 

Jens Peter Kofoed – Associate Professor, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Aalborg University

Department of Civil Engineering

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