A Comparative Analysis of Self-Rectifying Turbines for the Mutriku Oscillating Water Column Energy Plant
Open Access
- 23 January 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Complexity
- Vol. 2019, 1-14
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/6396904
Abstract
Oscillating Water Column (OWC) based devices are arising as one of the most promising technologies for wave energy harnessing. However, the most widely used turbine comprising its power take-off (PTO) module, the Wells turbine, presents some drawbacks that require special attention. Notwithstanding different control strategies are being followed to overcome these issues; the use of other self-rectifying turbines could directly achieve this goal at the expense of some extra construction, maintenance, and operation costs. However, these newly developed turbines in turn show diverse behaviours that should be compared for each case. This paper aims to analyse this comparison for the Mutriku wave energy power plant.Funding Information
- Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (DPI2015-70075-R, PPG17/33)
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