Unlike more established renewable energy conversion technologies, such as wind turbines,
wave power systems have reached neither commercial maturity, nor technological …

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 …

Wave-energy converters of the point-absorbing type (ie, having small extension compared
with the wavelength) are promising for achieving cost reductions and design improvements …

This paper investigates model predictive control (MPC) of a single sea wave energy
converter (WEC). By using control schemes which constrain certain quantities, such as the …

We demonstrate that deterministic sea wave prediction (DSWP) combined with constrained
optimal control can dramatically improve the efficiency of sea wave energy converters …

Most wave energy converters (WECs) are described by linear mathematical models, based
on the main assumption of small amplitudes of motion. Notwithstanding the computational …

This paper investigates optimal active control schemes applied to a point absorber wave
energy converter within a receding horizon fashion. A variational formulation of the power …

The electrical dam** of point-absorber wave energy converters is crucial to optimize the
power output. Many circuit topologies have been proposed, but the possible increase in …

This paper addresses model predictive control (MPC) of highly-coupled clusters of sea wave
energy converters (WECs). Since each WEC is not only a wave absorber but also a wave …

Ocean wave technology is one of the most exciting areas due to vast but untapped energy
potential worldwide. Technologies on ocean wave harvesting energy have been explored …