Adaptability of a generic wave energy converter to different climate conditions

Renewable Energy

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 322-333

  de Andres, A ^a   Guanche, R ^a   Vidal, C ^a   Losada, I J ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptability; Capture width ratio; Resonance; Tuning; Wave energy converter

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; OCEAN CURRENTS; RESONANCE; TUNING;

ADAPTABILITY; CAPTURE WIDTH RATIO; CLIMATE CONDITION; CLIMATE SCENARIOS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN MODEL; POWER PERFORMANCE; REANALYSIS DATABASE; WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS;

WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DATABASE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESONANCE; SWELL; WAVE CLIMATE; WAVE ENERGY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84921751130     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.01.020     Document Type: Article

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