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Current status of self rectifying air turbines for wave energy conversion
Toshiaki Setoguchi,Manabu Takao +1 more
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In this article, a review of the state of the art on self rectifying air turbines, which could be used for wave energy conversion, has been presented, and the overall performances of the turbines under irregular wave conditions, which typically occur in the sea, have been evaluated numerically and compared from the viewpoints of their starting and running characteristics.About:
This article is published in Energy Conversion and Management.The article was published on 2006-09-01. It has received 221 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Wells turbine & Turbine.read more
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The Benefits of Device Level Short Term Energy Storage in Ocean Wave Energy Converters
TL;DR: In this paper, the requirements for, and the benefits of, short-term energy storage at the level of individual wave energy devices, in the field of ocean wave energy conversion are outlined.
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Analysis of Flow through Ocean Energy Harvesting Bidirectional Impulse Turbine
TL;DR: In this article, a computational analysis of an impulse turbine has been performed using Ansys-CFX 14.0 code, where a CAD model was prepared and unstructured meshing strategy was implemented in the flow domain.
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Non-linear vector current source for the control of permanent magnet synchronous generators in wave energy applications
TL;DR: A current source with a space-vector hysteresis band and a constant switching frequency has been designed to be used with surface-mounted permanent magnet synchronous generators to carry out the precise control necessary in wave energy converters (WEC).
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Comprehensive and synergistic analysis of geometry effect on an axial turbine performance for wave energy conversion
Ahmed T.M. Kotb,Mohamed A.A. Nawar,Rafea Mohamed Abd El Maksoud,Mohamed H. Mohamed,Mohamed H. Mohamed +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a Gurney flap is placed on both pressure and suction sides of the trailing edge (TE) and perpendicular to the chord line without changing chord length.
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Modelling and airflow control of an oscillating water column for wave power generation
TL;DR: Modelling, simulation and control of a wave power plant installed in the northern cost of Spain shows that the proposed control strategy provides a significant improvement of the generated power.
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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.
Overview and Initial Operational Experience of the LIMPET Wave Energy Plant
TL;DR: The LIMPET wave energy device was constructed on the island of Islay, Scotland as mentioned in this paper, which comprises a rectangular inclined OWC that ducts the generated airflow through two contra-rotating Well's turbines, each coupled to a 250kW induction generator giving a 500kW maximum power output.
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Aerodynamics of the wells turbine
Luís M.C. Gato,A.F. de O. Falcão +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the aerodynamic performance of the Wells turbine was investigated using a streamline curvature throughflow method and compared with analytically obtained results from a linear actuator disk model.
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.