Control, power and electrical components in wave energy conversion systems: A review of the technologies

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 67, Issue , 2017, Pages 106-115

  Ozkop, Emre ^a   Altas, Ismail H ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electrical control; Mechanical control; Power electronic circuits; Wave energy; Wave energy converter

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM CONTROL; POWER CONTROL; POWER CONVERTERS; POWER ELECTRONICS; TIMING CIRCUITS;

CONTROL COMPONENTS; CONTROL METHODS; ELECTRICAL CONTROL; ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS; ENERGY CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES; MECHANICAL CONTROL; POWER ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; POWER ELECTRONICS CONVERTERS; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS;

WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 84987653348     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.09.012     Document Type: Review

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