Experimental Performance for a Universal Single Mooring Platform Applied to Wave-Energy Conversion System

For an offshore platform applied to wave-energy conversion system, in order to catch the maximum waves to generate more powers, similar to wind-energy power generators, a range of angles for the devices normal to the propagating direction of incident waves is required, particularly when the power converting system has directional preference. A single mooring system would allow the offshore wave-energy conversion system to turn freely in accordance to the action of strong directions of propagating waves and in this way, most energy induced from the incident waves can be caught and converted into reusable powers. The aim of this study is to find the efficiency of single-moored platform applied to a wave power converting system through an experimental test in the water tank.