Ocean Wave Energy : Current Status and Future Prespectives
Publication year: 2008
ISBN: 978-3-540-74895-3
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The authors of this reference provide an updated and global view on ocean wave energy conversion for wave energy developers as well as for students and professors. The book is orientated to the practical solutions that this new industry has found so far and the problems that any device needs to face. It describes the actual principles applied to machines that convert wave power in electricity. Additionally, an historical review, state of the art of modern systems, a full scale prototype experience, and future perspectives are given.
Subject: Engineering, Devices, Energy conversion, Full scale machines, Ocean, Offshore Systems, WEC modelling, electricity, environment, modeling, Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks, Renewable and Green Energy, Offshore Engineering, Oceanography, Energy Systems
