There are more than thousands of concepts for harvesting wave energy, and wave energy
converters (WECs) are diverse in operating principles, design geometries and deployment …

Solutions to today energy challenges need to be explored through alternative, renewable
and clean energy sources to enable a diverse energy resource plan. An extremely abundant …

This paper presents a novel permanent-magnet tubular linear generator (PMTLG) buoy
system designed to convert the linear motion of ocean waves into electrical energy. The …

The increasing penetration of intermittent renewable energy sources has renewed interest in
energy storage methods and technologies. This paper describes a gravitational potential …

A magnetically geared machine (MGM) integrates a magnetic gear with a low-torque, high-
speed electric machine to create a single compact high-torque, low-speed device with the …

Direct drive wave energy converters are attractive due to the elimination of intermediate
mechanical power conversion stages. Longitudinal flux (LF) linear generators with iron …

Abstract Most active Wave Energy Converter (WEC) concepts are based on harvesting
energy from ocean waves by placing buoyant bodies in the sea. As the bodies are forced to …

Ocean wave energy conversion as one of the renewable clean energy sources is attracting
the research interests of many people. This review introduces different types of power take …

A magnetic gear offers many advantages over its mechanical counterpart such as contact
free torque production, no gear lubrication and inherent overload protection. However …

In calm sea environments and for compact architectures, the power generation performance
of wave energy converters may be drastically inhibited due to undesired dissipative effects …