Discrete Displacement Hydraulic Power Take-Off System for the Wavestar Wave Energy Converter

Discrete Displacement Hydraulic Power Take-Off System for the Wavestar Wave Energy Converter

The Wavestar Wave Energy Converter (WEC) is a multiple absorber concept, consisting of 20 hemisphere shaped floats attached to a single platform. The heart of the Wavestar WEC is the Power Take-Off (PTO) system, converting the wave induced motion of the floats into a steady power output to the grid....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Enrique Vidal, Rico H. Hansen, Morten M. Kramer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-08-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
wave energy
PTO
Wavestar
hydraulics
WEC
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/6/8/4001

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