Wave Tank Testing and Model Validation of an Autonomous Wave Energy Converter

A key component in bringing ocean wave energy converters from concept to commercialization is the building and testing of scaled prototypes to provide model validation. A one quarter scale prototype of an autonomous two body heaving point absorber was modeled, built, and tested for this work. Wave t...

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Main Authors: Bret Bosma, Tim Lewis, Ted Brekken, Annette von Jouanne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-08-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/8/8/8857