REVIEW OF THE TECHNOLOGY FOR WAVE POWER CONVERSION

Presented is a review of the technology of wave power conversion. Hundreds of patents have been issued on wave power conversion; these include propulsion schemes, buoy power supply devices, offshore power plants and shore-based power stations. Energy densification is a requirement before conversion, and schemes used for it have been resonance, accumulation with time and wave height amplification by converging channels or refraction. Variability of the mean power with time, presence of tide and the possibility of occasional onslaught by very high waves pose challenging problems.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Marine Technology Society

  5565 Sterrett Place, Suite 108
  Columbia, MD  United States  21044
• Authors:
  • Panicker, N N
• Publication Date: 1976-4

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 7-15
• Serial:
  • Marine Technology Society Journal
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Marine Technology Society
  • ISSN: 0025-3324
  • Serial URL: http://ingentaconnect.com/content/mts/mtsj

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric power generation; Energy resources; Ocean waves; Seawater; Tidal power plants; Water waves
• Uncontrolled Terms: Wave energy
• Subject Areas: Energy; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00147515
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1977 12:00AM