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About Oceans of Energy
Oceans of Energy BV is young, fast-growing company; we installed the world’s first offshore solar farm and have been operating it in severe offshore conditions. It is our aim to enable the world to generate clean energy from the abundance of space at sea instead of those scarce locations on land. Our modular offshore solar farm has been operational at sea for almost three years and as we are extending it, we are monitoring it extensively. Meanwhile, we are conducting ecological research to assess the impact, both negative and positive, on nature and marine life.
Description
The aim of the thesis is to make a coupling between the motions/deformations of the (flexible) PV platforms and the arising stresses in the structure. Firstly, a test setup should be designed for measuring motions and strains of an offshore floater in a floating farm. Secondly, modal parameters available from previous research can be used as input to construct a Kalman-filter based state estimator model to relate motion measurements to stresses in the structure. Thirdly, the state estimator model can be optimized using the measurement data from the offshore test setup. Finally, the stress cycles estimated can be used to conduct fatigue analysis of the floater structures.
Research Objectives
Clearly state your research objectives:
- Develop and implement a Kalman filter-based model that utilizes motion measurements and modal parameters to predict stresses in multi-body floating solar farms in challenging marine environments.
- Validate the model's accuracy through simulations and real-world data from OOE's operational offshore solar farm.
- Conduct fatigue analysis on the floater structure using knowledge of the stress cycles.
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