A performance study on a direct drive hydro turbine for wave energy converter 波能变换器直驱式水轮机性能研究.pdfVIP

Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology 24 (11) (2010) 2197~2206 /content/1738-494x DOI 10.1007/s12206-010-0903-5 A performance study on a direct drive hydro turbine for wave energy converter † 1 2 3 4 5,* Young-Do Choi , Chang-Goo Kim , You-Taek Kim , Jung-Il Song and Young-Ho Lee 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mokpo National University, Jeonnam, 534-729, Korea 2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Korea Maritime University, Busan, 606-791, Korea 3Department of Marine System Engineering, Korea Maritime University, Busan, 606-791, Korea 4School of Mechatronics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Changwon National University, Changwon, 641-773, Korea 5Division of Mechanical and Information Engineering, Korea Maritime University, Busan, 606-791, Korea (Manuscript Received July 1, 2008; Revised May 6, 2010; Accepted July 14, 2010) Abstract Clean and renewable energy technologies using ocean energy give us non-polluting alternatives to fossil-fueled power plants as a countermeasure against global warming and growing demand for electrical energy. Among the ocean energy resources, wave power takes a growing interest because of its enormous amount of potential energy in the world. Therefore, various types of wave power sys- tems to capture the energy of ocean waves have been developed. However, a suitable turbine type is not yet normalized because of rela- tively low efficiency of