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.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 6396904 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-14 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Complexity |
| Volume | 2019 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- Power takeoffs
- Turbines
- Comparative analysis
- Control strategies
- Energy plant
- Operation cost
- Oscillating water column
- Wave energy power plants
- Wells turbine
Project and Funding Information
- Funding Info
- This work was supported by the MINECO through the_x000D_ Research Project DPI2015-70075-R (MINECO/FEDER, UE)_x000D_ and in part by the University of the Basque Country_x000D_ (UPV/EHU) through PPG17/33. The authors would like to_x000D_ thank the collaboration of the Basque Energy Agency (EVE)_x000D_ through Agreement UPV/EHUEVE23/6/2011, the Spanish_x000D_ National Fusion Laboratory (EURATOM-CIEMAT) through_x000D_ Agreement UPV/EHUCIEMAT08/190, and EUSKAMPUSCampus_x000D_ of International Excellence.
