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    Rotors for Wave Energy Conversion – Practice and Possibilities


    Ermakov, Andrei and Ringwood, John (2021) Rotors for Wave Energy Conversion – Practice and Possibilities. IET Renewable Power Generation. pp. 1-15. ISSN 1752-1424

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    Abstract

    This review studies some of the existing ideas which create a fundamentally new direction for wave energy converter (WEC) development, obtaining energy from the elliptical motion of particles in water waves using a rotor. The review focuses on three main aspects of rotor-based WECs: experimental study of the developed prototypes, derivation and development of the mathematical models, and control effectors and philosophies for the proposed devices. The range of developed small scale prototypes and their experimental studies are presented. The shortcomings of the current mathematical and hydrodynamic models are identified, while an overview of the proposed and new possible control effectors and strategies is conducted. This allows us to see the state of the development of the different concepts and problems to be solved in bringing wave energy rotors to operational reality.

    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Rotors; Wave Energy Conversion; Practice and Possibilities;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Electronic Engineering
    Item ID: 16656
    Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1049/rpg2.12192
    Depositing User: Dr Andrei Ermakov
    Date Deposited: 07 Nov 2022 10:09
    Journal or Publication Title: IET Renewable Power Generation
    Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology
    Refereed: Yes
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    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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