A Comparative Analysis of Self-Rectifying Turbines for the Mutriku Oscillating Water Column Energy Plant

Erlantz Otaola; Aitor J. Garrido; Jon Lekube; Izaskun Garrido

doi:10.1155/2019/6396904

A Comparative Analysis of Self-Rectifying Turbines for the Mutriku Oscillating Water Column Energy Plant

Erlantz Otaola
, Aitor J. Garrido
, Jon Lekube
, Izaskun Garrido

TECNALIA Research & Innovation

Basque Energy Board (EVE)

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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
Article number	6396904
Pages (from-to)	1-14
Number of pages	14
Journal	Complexity
Volume	2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/6396904
Publication status	Published - 2019

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Keywords

Power takeoffs
Turbines
Comparative analysis
Control strategies
Energy plant
Operation cost
Oscillating water column
Wave energy power plants
Wells turbine

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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.

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