Yoshio Masuda

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Yoshio Masuda (died 2009) was a Japanese naval commander regarded as the father of modern wave power technology. [1] Among other devices, the now-used principle of oscillating water column is regarded as his invention. [2] [3] [4] It was initially used for small-scale navigation buoys.

References

  1. ↑ Falcão, António F. de O. (2009). "Wave energy utilization: A review of the technologies". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 14 (3): 899–918. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2009.11.003.
  2. ↑ "The Masuda Device". daedalus.gr. Archived from the original on March 30, 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
  3. ↑ "Give us a wave!". www.unep.org. Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
  4. ↑ Wengenmayr, Roland; Bührke, Thomas, eds. (2008). Renewable energy: sustainable energy concepts for the future . Wiley-VCH. ISBN   978-3-527-40804-7.


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