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A modified Wells turbine for wave energy conversion
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In this paper, the rotor blade pitch was set asymmetrically at a positive pitch to achieve a higher mean efficiency in a wave cycle and the performance characteristics of a turbine with different blade setting angles in steady flow were found by experimentation.About:
This article is published in Renewable Energy.The article was published on 2003-01-01. It has received 84 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Oscillating Water Column & Wells turbine.read more
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Maximizing Output Power in Oscillating Water Column Wave Power Plants: An Optimization Based MPPT Algorithm
TL;DR: An optimization based maximum power point tracking algorithm for selection of appropriate external rotor resistances of wound rotor induction generator (WRIG) coupled with a Wells turbine to prevent aerodynamic stalling of the Wells turbine and hence maximizing the output power simultaneously.
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Design of non-linear controller for ocean wave energy plant
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed nonlinear control strategies for oscillating water column (OWC) wave power-take-off (PTO) systems using the Lyapunov stability theorem.
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Pneumatic performance of staggered impulse turbine for OWC wave energy convertor
TL;DR: In this article, a staggered impulse turbine is proposed for asymmetric air flows in Oscillating Water Column wave energy plants, which is expected to enhance the pneumatic power output in a wave cycle.
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Experimental investigation of an annular sector OWC device incorporated into a dual cylindrical caisson breakwater
TL;DR: In this article, an annular sector oscillating water column (OWC) was incorporated into a dual cylindrical caisson breakwater and the hydrodynamic performance was investigated experimentally.
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Wave energy harvesting using a novel turbine rotor geometry
TL;DR: In this article, the authors introduced a novel Wells turbine rotor rotor geometry by numerically optimizing the rotor's radial solidity distribution, which was obtained by numerical optimization and simulated by solving the three-dimensional Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stocks equation.
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The wells air turbine for wave energy conversion
TL;DR: In this article, the performance of a single plane biplane Wells turbine with or without guide vanes is compared with a wave energy device based on the principle of the oscillating water-air column.
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Analysis of Wells turbine design parameters by numerical simulation of the OWC performance
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the influence of the turbine aerodynamic design on the overall plant performance, as affected by the turbine peak efficiency and the range of flow rates within which the turbine can operate efficiently.
The Offshore Floating Type Wave Power Device ”Mighty Whale” Open Sea TestsPerformance of The Prototype –
TL;DR: The Mighty Whale is a floating wave power device based on the Oscillating Water Column (OWC) principle, which converts wave energy into electric energy, and produces a relatively calm sea area behind.
The Offshore Floating Type Wave Power Device "Mighty Whale": Open Sea Tests
TL;DR: The Mighty Whale as mentioned in this paper was used for open sea tests to investigate the use of wave energy for power generation in Mie Prefecture, Japan, and the results of the tests were summarized in a recent paper.
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Study On an Impulse Turbine For Wave Energy Conversion
TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of the impulse turbine with fixed guide vanes was compared with that of the Wells turbine with a fixed guide vane, and it was shown that the running and starting characteristics of the latter were superior to those of the former under irregular wave conditions.
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