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Performance optimization of a U-Oscillating-Water-Column wave energy harvester

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  • Strati, Federica Maria
  • Malara, Giovanni
  • Arena, Felice

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This paper deals with the problem of optimizing the performance of a U-Oscillating Water Column (U-OWC) wave energy converter equipped with a Wells turbine by controlling the turbine dynamics in a variety of incident wave conditions.

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  • Strati, Federica Maria & Malara, Giovanni & Arena, Felice, 2016. "Performance optimization of a U-Oscillating-Water-Column wave energy harvester," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 99(C), pages 1019-1028.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:99:y:2016:i:c:p:1019-1028
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.07.080
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