Experimental results of rectification and filtration from an offshore wave energy system

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1381-1387

  Bostrom C ^a   Lejerskog, E ^b   Stalberg M ^a   Thorburn, K ^a   Leijon, M ^a  

^a Swedish Centre for Renewable Electric Energy Conversion   (Sweden)

^b Seabased Industry AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electric system; Offshore experiments; Power take off; Wave energy conversion

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; ENERGY CONVERSION; EXPERIMENTS; POROUS MATERIALS; POWER TAKEOFFS; TAKEOFF;

CURRENT OUTPUT; DC POWER; ELECTRIC SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; GRID CONNECTIONS; OFFSHORE EXPERIMENTS; POWER TAKE-OFF; SIMULATION STUDIES; WAVE MOTIONS;

WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

BUOY SYSTEM; CURRENT; ELECTRICAL POWER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTRATION; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; WAVE ENERGY;

EID: 58649096366     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.09.010     Document Type: Article

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