Nonlinear hydrodynamic simulations in wave energy conversion systems engineering

波浪能转换器（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，海浪能量高度集中，每平方米提供的可用能量通常是风能或太阳能的15-20倍，加拿大在其海岸线上拥有巨大的储备。像风能一样，波浪能也有自己的时间特征，这种可再生能源的间歇性使得寻找开发利用这种资源的方法成为一个具有挑战性的问题。波浪能产业是一个相对较新的产业，只有几个接近商业化的概念，加拿大在这一领域的技术发展还处于起步阶段。目前尚不清楚波浪能如何在机构、社区、地区和省的尺度上补充现有的供应，对这一领域的无知是海洋能源整合的障碍。对波浪能的经济和环境效益的合理陈述可以说明波浪能的潜在市场，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.