Neural rotational speed control for wave energy converters

International Journal of Control

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 293-309

  Amundarain, M ^a   Alberdi, M ^a   Garrido, A J ^a   Garrido, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

artificial neural network; doubly fed induction generator; modelling; oscillating water column; wave energy; Wells turbine

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; DOUBLY FED INDUCTION GENERATOR; MODELLING; OSCILLATING WATER COLUMN; WAVE ENERGY; WELLS TURBINE;

ASYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT PROTECTION; ENERGY CONVERSION; HYDRAULIC TURBINES; NEURAL NETWORKS; PRESSURE DROP; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SPEED CONTROL; SPEED REGULATORS; WAVE POWER; WELLS;

WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 79952950163     PISSN: 00207179     EISSN: 13665820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207179.2010.551141     Document Type: Article

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