[HTML][HTML] Empowering wave energy with control technology: Possibilities and pitfalls

JV Ringwood, S Zhan, N Faedo - Annual Reviews in Control, 2023‏ - Elsevier
With an increasing focus on climate action and energy security, an appropriate mix of
renewable energy technologies is imperative. Despite having considerable global potential …

A review of wave energy technology from a research and commercial perspective

B Guo, JV Ringwood - IET Renewable Power Generation, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Although wave energy prototypes have been proposed for more than 100 years, they have
still not reached full commercialisation. The reasons for this are varied, but include the …

Optimal control, MPC and MPC-like algorithms for wave energy systems: An overview

N Faedo, S Olaya, JV Ringwood - IFAC Journal of Systems and Control, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Model predictive control (MPC) has achieved considerable success in the process
industries, with its ability to deal with linear and nonlinear models, while observing system …

A review of wave-to-wire models for wave energy converters

M Penalba, JV Ringwood - Energies, 2016‏ - mdpi.com
Control of wave energy converters (WECs) has been very often limited to hydrodynamic
control to absorb the maximum energy possible from ocean waves. This generally ignores or …

Control co-design for wave energy farms: Optimisation of array layout and mooring configuration in a realistic wave climate

Y Peña-Sanchez, D García-Violini, M Penalba… - Renewable Energy, 2024‏ - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel Control Co-Design (CCD) methodology aimed at economically
optimising the layout of wave energy converter (WEC) arrays. CCD ensures the synergy of …

[کتاب][B] Hydrodynamic control of wave energy devices

UA Korde, J Ringwood - 2016‏ - books.google.com
With this self-contained and comprehensive text, students and researchers will gain a
detailed understanding of the fundamental aspects of the hydrodynamic control of wave …

Wave energy converter arrays: A methodology to assess performance considering the disturbed wave field

S Zou, B Robertson, A Roach, T Mundon… - Renewable Energy, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Wave Energy Converters (WECs) often face power fluctuations due to wave
variability, making grid integration costly. To mitigate this, placing multiple WECs in an array …

Optimization of the electricity generation of a wave energy converter using deep reinforcement learning

S Zou, X Zhou, I Khan, WW Weaver, S Rahman - Ocean Engineering, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Ocean wave energy is one of the sustainable energy sources which continues to attract
increasing research interests. Traditionally, the model-based controls of Wave Energy …

[HTML][HTML] Shifting wave energy perceptions: The case for wave energy converter (WEC) feasibility at milder resources

G Lavidas, K Blok - Renewable Energy, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Wave energy can provide significant benefits as renewables acquire more share in
electricity production. So far, focus for the development of wave energy is given to areas with …

A hill-climbing-method-based maximum-power-point-tracking strategy for direct-drive wave energy converters

X **ao, X Huang, Q Kang - IEEE transactions on industrial …, 2015‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Based on the mechanical model of direct-drive wave energy converters, the relationship
among the average output power of a direct-drive wave energy converter, its inherent …