Wave energy converters and their impact on power systems

2005 International Conference on Future Power Systems

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Polinder, Henk ^a,b   Scuotto, Mattia ^b  

^a IEEE   (Netherlands)

^b Delft University of Technology ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Archimedes Wave Swing; Ocean wave energy; Oscillating water column; Power quality; Power systems; Renewable energy; Wave energy conversion

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WATER WAVES; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

ARCHIMEDES WAVE SWINGS; OCEAN WAVE ENERGY; OSCILLATING WATER COLUMN; POWER QUALITY;

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS;

EID: 33847180523     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/fps.2005.204210     Document Type: Conference Paper

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