DocumentCode
2818334
Title
Wave Energy Conversion in Restricted Waters by a Heaving Cylinder/Linear--lnductance System
Author
McCormick, Michael E. ; Johnson, Deborah G. ; Hebron, Ronald ; Hoyt, Justin
Author_Institution
Naval Syst. Eng. Dept., U.S. Naval Acad. Annapolis, Annapolis, MD, USA
fYear
1981
fDate
16-18 Sept. 1981
Firstpage
898
Lastpage
902
Abstract
Results of an experimental study of a heaving wave energy converter are presented. The heaving system consists of a vertical, right, circular cylinder equipped with a linear-inductance electro-mechanical energy conversion device. The results show that open circuit resistance has little effect on the response of the heaving system. Furthermore, by closing the electrical circuit with a variable resistor, the performance of the wave energy conversion system can be optimized by matching the sum of the mechanical and open circuit impedances.
Keywords
inductance; power convertors; wave power plants; circular cylinder; electrical circuit; heaving cylinder-linear-inductance system; heaving wave energy converter system; linear-inductance electro-mechanical energy conversion device; open circuit impedances; open circuit resistance; variable resistor; wave energy conversion; Circuits; Damping; Electric resistance; Energy conversion; Engine cylinders; Equations; Frequency conversion; Immune system; Impedance; Mechanical energy;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS 81
Conference_Location
Boston, MA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.1981.1151581
Filename
1151581
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