Modelling and test results of the Archimedes wave swing

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

Volumn 220, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 855-868

  de Sousa Prado, M G ^a   Gardner, F ^a   Damen, M ^a,b   Polinder, H ^c  

^a Teamwork Technology   (Netherlands)

^b Rijswijk University of Professional Technical Education   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Archimedes wave swing; Linear generator; Modelling; Ocean wave energy; Permanent magnet generator

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INVERTERS; HYDROELECTRIC GENERATORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; TIDAL POWER; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

ARCHIMEDES WAVE SWING; FLOATER MOTION; LINEAR GENERATOR; PERMANENT-MAGNET GENERATOR;

HYDROELECTRIC POWER;

ELECTRIC INVERTERS; HYDROELECTRIC GENERATORS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; TIDAL POWER; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 33846182268     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09576509JPE284     Document Type: Article

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