Newly developed direct drive hydro turbine (DDT) for wave energy converter is suggested in this study. The performance of the turbine model is investigated experimentally with the variation of the wave height in a 2-D wave tank. The results show that ...
Newly developed direct drive hydro turbine (DDT) for wave energy converter is suggested in this study. The performance of the turbine model is investigated experimentally with the variation of the wave height in a 2-D wave tank. The results show that the performance of the turbine varies considerably by the wave height. The static pressure and flow rate at the turbine front nozzle as well as the rotational speed of the runner change remarkably by the wave height.