Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Introduction
- Part II The Basics
- Part III The Hydrodynamics
- Part IV Velocity Control Using a Hydrodynamic Model
- Part V Control by Optimizing a Performance Index
- Part VI Toward Overall WEC System Hydrodynamic Optimization
- Part VII In Closing
- References
- Index
Part I - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2016
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Introduction
- Part II The Basics
- Part III The Hydrodynamics
- Part IV Velocity Control Using a Hydrodynamic Model
- Part V Control by Optimizing a Performance Index
- Part VI Toward Overall WEC System Hydrodynamic Optimization
- Part VII In Closing
- References
- Index
Summary
This part introduces waves, wave energy, and some select wave energy conversion techniques so that we may learn something about the thought processes and insights that drove not only some of the exciting early developments, but also some of the interesting new developments that build on the early work.
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- Hydrodynamic Control of Wave Energy Devices , pp. 1 - 2Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2016