[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 …

SWELL: An open-access experimental dataset for arrays of wave energy conversion systems

N Faedo, Y Peña-Sanchez, E Pasta, G Papini… - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Achieving large-scale commercial exploitation of ocean wave energy inherently
encompasses the design and deployment of arrays of wave energy converters (WECs), in …

[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 …

A wave forecasting method based on probabilistic diffusion LSTM network for model predictive control of wave energy converters

Y Lei - Applied Soft Computing, 2024 - Elsevier
Accurate long-term prediction of wave excitation forces is critical for optimizing wave energy
converters, enabling enhanced control, and improving energy absorption efficiency …

Fast model predictive control system for wave energy converters with wave tank tests

Z Lin, X Huang, X **ao - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
At present, the mainstream solution for the control of wave energy converters (WECs), the
model predictive control (MPC)-like method, faces a gap between simulation-based …

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 …

An anti-windup mechanism for state constrained linear control of wave energy conversion systems: Design, synthesis, and experimental assessment

N Faedo, F Carapellese, G Papini… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Motivated by the necessity of suitable state constraint mechanisms within linear time-
invariant (LTI) energy-maximising control of wave energy converters (WECs), we present, in …

Preliminary experimental assessment of second-order sliding mode control for wave energy conversion systems

N Faedo, FD Mosquera, CA Evangelista… - 2022 Australian & …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wave energy converters (WECs) inherently necessitate appropriate control technology to
operate at optimal efficiency. A particularly well-established family of WEC controllers is …