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 …

[HTML][HTML] A review of point absorber wave energy converters

B Guo, T Wang, S **, S Duan, K Yang… - Journal of Marine Science …, 2022 - mdpi.com
There are more than thousands of concepts for harvesting wave energy, and wave energy
converters (WECs) are diverse in operating principles, design geometries and deployment …

[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] Oscillating-water-column wave energy converters: A critical review of numerical modelling and control

M Rosati, JCC Henriques, JV Ringwood - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wave energy is a significant untapped renewable energy source which can be harnessed
by wave energy converters (WECs). The oscillating water column (OWC) is one of the most …

[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 …

The impact of model predictive control structures and constraints on a wave energy converter with hydraulic power take off system

C Hall, W Sheng, Y Wu, G Aggidis - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Ocean waves present a promising renewable energy source, but are challenging to harness
given their irregular nature. In order to maximize energy capture on wave energy converters …

[HTML][HTML] Interconnection-based model order reduction-a survey

G Scarciotti, A Astolfi - European Journal of Control, 2024 - Elsevier
In this survey we present in an organic, complete, and accessible style the interconnection
framework for model order reduction. While this framework originally started as a revisitation …

Model reduction by moment matching: Beyond linearity a review of the last 10 years

A Astolfi, G Scarciotti, J Simard, N Faedo… - 2020 59th IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a review of some recent contributions to the theory and application of nonlinear
model order reduction by moment matching. The tutorial paper is organized in four parts: 1) …

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 …