A methodology to determine the power performance of wave energy converters at a particular coastal location

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 61, Issue , 2012, Pages 8-18

  Carballo, R ^a   Iglesias, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Numerical model; Power performance; Wave power; Wave propagation; WEC

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LOCATIONS; DATA SETS; DEEPWATER; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION; NW SPAIN; OFFSHORE WAVE ENERGY; OSCILLATING WATER COLUMN; POWER PERFORMANCE; SITE OF INTERESTS; SPECTRAL MODELS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS; WAVE RESOURCE; WEC;

NUMERICAL MODELS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

WAVE POWER;

EID: 84859636014     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2012.03.008     Document Type: Article

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