Title :
Discussion of a new rocking buoy reaction based wave energy converter topology
Author :
Gemmell, R.E. ; Muetze, A.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Warwick, Coventry, UK
Abstract :
It has been recognized that there is a huge potential for wave energy to become a fully mature power generation technology. The design challenges that need to be overcome toward the development of a commercially viable wave energy converter (WEC) include a wide consideration of the benefits and disadvantages of the WEC regarding manufacturing, deployment and maintenance cost. This has motivated the development of a new reaction based WEC topology that offers certain advantages over previously presented designs with respect to these important factors. Power extraction, mooring, survivability, manufacture and maintainability, and environmental aspects of this design are presented.
Keywords :
environmental factors; maintenance engineering; wave power generation; environmental aspect; maintainability; mooring; power extraction; rocking buoy reaction; survivability; wave energy converter topology; Axles; Gravity; Mathematical model; Ocean waves; Power generation; Sea surface; Topology; Marine technology; ocean renewable energy; power generation; wave energy conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Machines (ICEM), 2010 XIX International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4174-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4175-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICELMACH.2010.5608290