Korde, Umesh A., <br/><br/>
Hydrodynamic control of wave energy devices / 
Umesh A. Korde, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, John V. Ringwood, Maynooth University. 
 - Cambridge :  Cambridge University Press,  2016. 
 - 1 online resource (xv, 367 pages) :  digital, PDF file(s). 
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<br/><br/> With this self-contained and comprehensive text, students and researchers will gain a detailed understanding of the fundamental aspects of the hydrodynamic control of wave energy converters. Such control is necessary to maximise energy capture for a given device configuration and plays a major role in efforts to make wave energy economic. Covering a wide range of disciplines, the reader is taken from the mathematical and technical fundamentals, through the main pillars of wave energy hydrodynamic control, right through to state-of-the-art algorithms for hydrodynamic control. The various operating principles of wave energy converters are exposed and the unique aspects of the hydrodynamic control problem highlighted, with a variety of potential solutions discussed. Supporting material on wave forecasting and the interaction of the hydrodynamic control problem with other aspects of wave energy device optimisation, such as device geometry optimisation and optimal device array layout, is also provided. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781139942072 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ocean wave power--Research.<br/>Hydraulic engineering--Research.<br/>Energy conversion--Research.<br/>Tidal power-plants--Research.<br/>Wave resistance (Hydrodynamics)--Research.<br/>Water-power--Research.<br/>Renewable energy sources--Research.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TC147  / .K67 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>621.31/2134