Multi-stable mechanisms for high-efficiency and broadband ocean wave energy harvesting
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.04.019
Abstract: Here, we show that a nonlinear multi-stable system, composed of a nonlinear restoring mechanism and a linear damper-like generator, can significantly enhance the absorption efficiency of a heaving wave energy converter. This efficiency increase can… read more here.
Keywords: system; multi stable; wave energy; energy ... See more keywords