The inerter has garnered much attention in the past two decades owing to its unique
mechanical characteristics. As a substitution of the capacitance element based on the …

In this paper, the research on mechanical motion rectification-based electromagnetic
vibration energy harvesting (MMR-based EMVEH) is reviewed comprehensively. Firstly, the …

Power Take-off (PTO) is one of the most critical components in the field of ocean wave
energy conversion. This paper introduces a novel compact mechanical PTO using a ball …

In this work, a mechanical power take-off system (PTO) is proposed to be installed in a small-
scale wave energy converter (WEC) to transfer wave power to electricity. Two pairs of one …

Large-scale vibration energy harvesters (VEHs) have the potential to produce power of tens
of watts and offer a distributed and flexible power supply for onboard devices in unpowered …

This review studies some of the existing ideas which create a fundamentally new direction
for wave energy converter (WEC) development, obtaining energy from the elliptical motion of …

This paper presents the numerical and experimental evaluations of a new power take-off
system to be used in two body point absorber wave energy converters. The proposed power …

A novel mechatronic semiactive inerter (MSAI) by using an operational amplifier (OPA)
circuit-based adjustable capacitor is proposed in this study to address the realization …

Targeting at the sustainable repurposing of decommissioned offshore platforms, a novel
wave energy converter with a distinct mechanical-motion-rectifier power take-off system is …

Wave energy resources are huge and widely distributed all over the world. Wave energy
converters (WECs) are employed to harness this energy. In this paper, a heaving point …