A methodology for large-scale ocean wave power time-series generation

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 294-300

  Brekken, Ted K A ^a   Özkan Haller, H Tuba ^a   Simmons, Asher ^a  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Marine technology; power generation planning; power system modeling; power system reliability

Indexed keywords

ARRAY OUTPUT; FIRST-ORDER APPROXIMATIONS; HIGH POWER DENSITY; INCIDENT WAVE ENERGY; MARINE TECHNOLOGY; POWER GENERATION PLANNING; POWER OUT PUT; POWER SYSTEM MODELING; POWER SYSTEM RELIABILITY; POWER UTILITY; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; TIME-SERIES GENERATION; WAVE FORECAST;

MARINE ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

WATER WAVES;

EID: 84859882719     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2012.2187393     Document Type: Article

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