Reliability-Based Structural Optimization of Wave Energy Converters

More and more wave energy converter (WEC) concepts are reaching prototypelevel. Once the prototype level is reached, the next step in order to further decrease thelevelized cost of energy (LCOE) is optimizing the overall system with a focus on structuraland maintenance (inspection) costs, as well as...

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Main Authors: Simon Ambühl, Morten Kramer, John Dalsgaard Sørensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-12-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/7/12/8178