They've studied a heaving point absorber array as an example, comparing three calibration approaches: low-effort, medium-effort (based on single point absorber data), and high-effort (based on entire wave farm data). By comparing with experimental data, they evaluate the power output of the wave farm under these approaches, discussing their accuracy and implications for further design stages.
The study suggests that while mid-fidelity models accurately simulate mechanical interactions, medium-effort calibration based on single point absorber data proves highly applicable for optimizing wave farm performance.
Read the full paper:
Jannik Meyer, Christian Windt, Arndt Hildebrandt, Torsten Schlurmann. Mechanically coupled wave farms: On the accuracy of a mid-fidelity hydrodynamic model under consideration of varying calibration approaches, Ocean Engineering, Volume 305, 2024, 117874, ISSN 0029-8018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.117874.
