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To study the characteristics of attenuation, hydrostatic towage and wave response of the vertical-axis floating tidal current energy power generation device (VAFTCEPGD), a prototype is designed and experiment is carried out in the towing tank. Free decay is conducted to obtain attenuation characteristics of the VAFTCEPGD, and characteristics of mooring forces and motion response, floating condition, especially the lateral displacement of the VAFTCEPGD are obtained from the towing in still water. Tension response of the #1 mooring line and vibration characteristics of the VAFTCEPGD in regular waves as well as in level 4 irregular wave sea state with the current velocity of 0.6 m/s. The results can be reference for theoretical study and engineering applications related to VAFTCEPGD.
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This paper was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51309068, 51309069, 51579055 and 11572094), the Special Funded of Innovational Talents of Science and Technology in Harbin (Grant No. RC2014QN001008), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant Nos. 2014M561334 and 2015T80330), and the Heilongjiang Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. LBH-Z14060).
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Ma, Y., Li, Tf., Zhang, L. et al. Experimental study on hydrodynamic characteristics of vertical-axis floating tidal current energy power generation device. China Ocean Eng 30, 749–762 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13344-016-1001-y
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