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 …

Advanced control in marine mechatronic systems: A survey

Y Shi, C Shen, H Fang, H Li - IEEE/ASME transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper surveys the recent advances in marine mechatronic systems from a control
perspective. The survey is by no means exhaustive, but introduces some notable results in …

Control, power and electrical components in wave energy conversion systems: A review of the technologies

E Ozkop, IH Altas - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper is to introduce the status of wave energy conversion (WEC)
technologies from a different perspective. Past studies based on WEC systems are …

[HTML][HTML] Layout and design optimization of ocean wave energy converters: A sco** review of state-of-the-art canonical, hybrid, cooperative, and combinatorial …

D Golbaz, R Asadi, E Amini, H Mehdipour, M Nasiri… - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Ocean Wave energy is becoming a prominent technology, which is considered a vital
renewable energy resource to achieve the Net-zero Emissions Plan by 2050. It is also …

Optimal causal control of a wave energy converter in a random sea

JT Scruggs, SM Lattanzio, AA Taflanidis… - Applied Ocean …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper concerns the design of feedback control systems to maximize power generation
of a wave energy converter (WEC) in a random sea. In the literature on WEC control, most of …

Latching control of a floating oscillating-water-column wave energy converter

JCC Henriques, LMC Gato, AFO Falcao, E Robles… - Renewable Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
The OWC spar-buoy is an axisymmetric floating version of an oscillating-water-column
(OWC) based device whose power take-off (PTO) system is an air turbine/generator set …

A review of the linear generator type of wave energy converters' power take-off systems

R Ahamed, K McKee, I Howard - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The traditional wave energy converters (WECs) use hydraulic or turbine-type power take-off
(PTO) mechanisms which consist of many moving parts, creating mechanical complexity and …

Optimizing ocean-wave energy extraction of a dual coaxial-cylinder WEC using nonlinear model predictive control

D Son, RW Yeung - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Active control based on nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) methodology is applied
to a candidate but realistic dual coaxial-cylinder wave-energy extractor system with the …

Real-time latching control strategies for the solo Duck wave energy converter in irregular waves

J Wu, Y Yao, L Zhou, M Göteman - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
As a point absorber, the solo Duck wave energy converter (WEC) shows high power capture
efficiency within a narrow bandwidth around the natural period. In this paper, real-time …

Optimal active control and optimization of a wave energy converter

E Abraham, EC Kerrigan - IEEE Transactions on Sustainable …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …