Direct drive electrical power take-off for offshore marine energy converters

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 223-234

  Mueller, M A ^a   Baker, N J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Direct drive; Hydrostatic bearings; Linear electrical machines; Permanent magnets; Tidal energy; Wave energy

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; HYDRAULICS; LUBRICATION; MARINE ENGINEERING; OFFSHORE POWER PLANTS; PNEUMATICS; SEALING (CLOSING); TOPOLOGY;

ELECTRICAL POWER; MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY CONVERTERS; MECHANICAL INTEGRATION; TIDAL STREAM DEVICES;

WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

ENERGY;

EID: 17244369522     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095765005X7574     Document Type: Article

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