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15 - General Engineering
University of Edinburgh (joint submission with Heriot-Watt University)
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Article title
Designing the c-gen lightweight direct drive generator for wave and tidal energy
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
IET Renewable Power Generation
Article number
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Volume number
6
Issue number
3
First page of article
161
ISSN of journal
1752-1416
Year of publication
2012
Number of additional authors
4
Additional information
This paper demonstrated the feasibility of the C-GEN direct-drive generator technology in wave and tidal energy, replacing conventional transmissions. Optimised generator designs were produced for two full-scale industrial prototypes, Aquamarine Oyster (Paddy Okane) and ScotRenewables SRTT (Mark Hamilton).
The IP is covered by granted patents, US (US8040011; US8339009), Australia (AU2007226376), and China (CN101405931). The work was funded by EPSRC (EP/E040136/1), npower Juice, Scottish Enterprise and the Carbon Trust (Marine Energy Accelerator). (Industrial contact emails available).
Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
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Research group
C - Energy & Resource Management
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