It has been well accepted that wave energy may have the potential to significantly contribute
to the future renewable energy mix but so far it remains as the largest untapped renewable …

In this paper, a concept of a floating elastic wave energy converter consisting of a disk-
shaped elastic plate is proposed. The floating plate is moored to the seabed through a …

In order to enhance the capture efficiency and broaden the bandwidth, a novel rotation
Power Take-off with nonlinear stiffness is proposed and applied to a traditional raft-type …

Wave energy offers a promising renewable energy source, however, technologies
converting wave energy into useful electricity face many design challenges. This guide …

In this study, a simple and effective nonlinear stiffness mechanism (NSM) is proposed to
enhance the capture efficiency and broaden the bandwidth of a raft-type wave energy …

Hybrid wave farms, consisting of different types of Wave Energy Converters (WECs), have
rarely been investigated so far. In this work we propose a hybrid wave farm consisting of …

In this study, a torsion bi-stable mechanism is proposed to enhance the absorption efficiency
of the raft-type wave energy converter (WEC). The torsion bi-stable mechanism and a power …

In this paper, a two-raft-type wave energy converter (WEC) consisting of two rafts and a
hydraulic power take-off (PTO) unit is considered. The hydraulic PTO unit composed of two …

Raft-type wave energy converter (WEC) is a multi-mode wave energy conversion device,
using the relative pitch motion to drive its hydraulic power take-off (PTO) units for capturing …

The effect of structural flexibility on the maximum wave energy conversion by two
interconnected floaters is investigated. For the wave energy converter (WEC), the relative …