[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Towards data-driven and data-based control of wave energy systems: Classification, overview, and critical assessment

E Pasta, N Faedo, G Mattiazzo, JV Ringwood - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
Currently, a significant effort in the world research panorama is focused on finding efficient
solutions to a carbon-free energy supply, wave energy being one of the most promising …

[HTML][HTML] Balancing power production and coastal protection: A bi-objective analysis of Wave Energy Converters

B Battisti, G Giorgi, GV Fernandez - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Wave Energy Converters (WECs) have the potential to serve dual purposes,
generating power and protecting coastlines. Although traditionally the focus has been on …

[HTML][HTML] Embedding parametric resonance in a 2: 1 wave energy converter to get a broader bandwidth

G Giorgi - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The effort to increase the converted power is a common challenge to players in the field of
wave energy conversion, both academic and industrial. In the case devices are found to be …

[HTML][HTML] On the influence of mooring systems in optimal predictive control for wave energy converters

G Papini, B Paduano, E Pasta, F Carapellese… - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Wave energy conversion systems have a massive potential in securing a reliable renewable
energy mix. In their development, a crucial role is that of optimal control (OC) algorithms …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental assessment and validation of energy-maximising moment-based optimal control for a prototype wave energy converter

N Faedo, Y Peña-Sanchez, D Garcia-Violini… - Control Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, a framework for control of wave energy converters (WECs), termed moment-
based control, has been developed within the wave energy conversion literature, exhibiting …

Experimental assessment of combined sliding mode & moment-based control (SM2C) for arrays of wave energy conversion systems

N Faedo, FD Mosquera, E Pasta, G Papini… - Control Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Motivated by the lack of comprehensive experimental implementation and assessment of the
potential benefit that can be achieved with energy-maximising optimal control solutions for …

[HTML][HTML] The onset of instability in a parametric resonance energy harvester under panchromatic excitations

G Giorgi - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper further explores the potential of parametric resonance to enhance wave energy
conversion in a pendulum-based pitching floating energy harvester, considering power …

Data-based control synthesis and performance assessment for moored wave energy conversion systems: The PeWEC case

B Paduano, F Carapellese, E Pasta… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With a model-based control strategy, the effectiveness of the associated control action
depends on the availability of a representative control-oriented model. In the case of floating …

A Control Framework for Ocean Wave Energy Conversion Systems: The Potential of Moments

N Faedo, JV Ringwood - Annual Review of Control, Robotics …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The control of wave energy converters (WECs) to maximize power capture is a challenging
problem. In particular, the nature of the wave excitation, which is in general panchromatic (or …