2010 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
Hydraulic energy converters
verfasst von : Peter Albers
Erschienen in: Motion Control in Offshore and Dredging
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
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To drive systems, mechanical energy must be delivered to the powered system or machinery. This mechanical energy comes from the primary energy source. For drive technology, the primary power sources are usually electrical energy or combustion engines. Other sources of energy are also possible. Energy can for example be obtained from wind, tidal power, waves or fuel cells. In each case the primary power source needs to be transformed from primary drive mechanism into hydraulic energy and subsequently from hydraulic energy into the desired mechanical energy.