Nonlinear hydrodynamic simulations in wave energy conversion systems engineering

波能转换器(WECS)是一种清洁的替代能源，有望支持加拿大现有的发电基础设施。与其他可再生能源相比，海浪能源高度集中，每平方米提供的可用能源往往是风能或太阳能的15-20倍，加拿大拥有巨大的海岸线储量。与风能一样，波能也有其自身的时间特征，而这种可再生能源的间歇性使其成为一个具有挑战性的问题，难以找到开发这种资源的方法。波能产业是一个相对较新的行业，只有几个概念接近商业化，加拿大在这一领域的技术开发还处于初级阶段。缺乏对海浪能如何在机构、社区、区域和省级范围内补充现有供应的明确认识，而对这一领域的无知是整合海洋能源的障碍。合理地阐述波能的经济效益和环境效益，可以说明波能的潜在市场(S)，并刺激这种可再生资源的经济发展。

Wave energy converters (WECS) are a clean alternative energy source that has promise to buttress the existing generation infrastructure in Canada. Ocean wave energy is highly concentrated compared to other renewable sources, often offering 15-20 times more available energy per square meter than either wind or solar, and Canada boasts a vast reserve along its coastlines. Like wind energy, wave energy has its own temporal characteristics, and the intermittent nature of this renewable source make it a challenging problem to find ways to exploit the resource. The wave energy industry is a relatively new industry with only a few concepts near to commercialization, and Canadian technology development in this area is in its infancy. Missing is a clear identification of how wave energy can complement existing supplies at institutional, community, regional, and provincial scales, and ignorance in this area is a barrier to the integration of ocean energy. A justified statement of the economic and environmental benefits of wave energy could illustrate potential market(s) for wave energy and spur economic development in this renewable resource.