Schematic Diagram of the Ocean-Current Turbine
Minimising the number of components is essential for easy maintenance, low cost, and a low failure rate.
The ocean-current turbine, designed by OIST scientists, comprises a float, a counterweight, a nacelle (to house electricity-generating components), and three blades. A small number of components is essential for easy maintenance, low cost, and a low failure rate.
Date:
02 March 2016
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Elsevier Ltd. Reproduced by permission
Copyright OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 沖縄科学技術大学院大学). Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
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