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Point Absorber

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-021334

Wave energy capture device, with principal dimension relatively small compared to the wavelength, and is able to capture energy from a wave front greater than the physical dimension of the device. There are floating and submerged models.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-021334
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesDOE Water Power Technologies Office Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021334",
  "term": "Point Absorber",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Wave energy capture device, with principal dimension relatively small compared to the wavelength, and is able to capture energy from a wave front greater than the physical dimension of the device. There are floating and submerged models.",
  "references": [
    "DOE Water Power Technologies Office Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/point-absorber/"
}

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