Ocean Energy Conversion and Magnetohydrodynamic Power Systems
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 9 February 2025 | Viewed by 1184
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wave energy conversion; MHD conversion; LMMHD generator; electric machines; electromagnetic field; MHD propulsion
Interests: lighting applications; power quality problems in power systems; grid integration of (marine) renewable energy; design; performance analysis; and cost benefit analysis of (marine) renewable energy systems; energy management; energy systems; smart grids
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Dear Colleagues,
Climate change is the biggest challenge faced by our planet today. Governments and businesses are accelerating efforts to secure net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050 and replace fossil fuels. With the ocean covering more than 70% of the Earth, ocean energy is an enormous clean, renewable resource. Harnessing the power of ocean energy can ensure global energy security and achieve targets of global clean energy generation and CO2 reduction. This has promoted the development of ocean energy conversion technologies. At the same time, the acceleration of ocean energy converters has contributed to advances in electric generator technologies. Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) power generation is a relatively new and direct technology. MHD generators have no mechanical movement or rotating components, start quickly, and are highly efficient across a wide range of operating conditions. They are particularly suitable for situations that require high efficiency, high reliability, and a long service life, as well as situations where the input power and/or load change dramatically.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances relating to the concept, theory, design, modelling, application, control, offshore deployment, life cycle assessment, and economic analysis of all types of ocean energy conversion and MHD power systems.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:
- All types of ocean energy conversion, such as tidal, wave, current, thermal energy, salinity gradient energy, and so on;
- Marine wind–solar–wave/wind–wave complementary power generation;
- Arrays/farms of ocean energy converters;
- MHD generators for ocean energy conversion and other applications;
- Other marine energy developments and utilizations;
- Marine MHD propulsion;
- Power conversion and control of ocean energy power generators.
Dr. Lingzhi Zhao
Dr. Ahmed F. Zobaa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ocean energy conversion
- magnetohydrodynamic/MHD power generation
- control
- maximum power tracking
- array
- design
- modelling
- life cycle assessment
- economic analysis
- application
- offshore deployment
- power conversion
- LMMHD
- MHD
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