Optimizing the shape of a surge-and-pitch wave energy collector using a genetic algorithm

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2767-2775

  McCabe, A P ^a   Aggidis, G A ^a   Widden, M B ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithms; Marine energy conversion; Optimization methods; WEC design

Indexed keywords

CANDIDATE SOLUTION; CONTROL POINT; CUBIC B -SPLINE; ENERGY EXTRACTION; FIXED NUMBERS; HIGH VELOCITY; MARINE ENERGY; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; OPTIMIZATION METHODS; OPTIMIZATION STRATEGY; PARAMETRIC DESCRIPTION; REGULAR WAVES; SEARCH SPACES; TWO DEGREES OF FREEDOM; WAVE ENERGY; WEC DESIGN;

ENERGY CONVERSION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; SPLINES; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BENCHMARKING; DESIGN; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GEOMETRY; OPTIMIZATION; WAVE ENERGY;

EID: 77954315270     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.04.029     Document Type: Article

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