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 …

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 …

With the recent sharp increases in the price of oil, issues of security of supply, and pressure
to honor greenhouse gas emission limits (eg, the Kyoto protocol), much attention has turned …

With an increasing focus on climate action and energy security, an appropriate mix of
renewable energy technologies is imperative. Despite having considerable global potential …

A commercial wave energy system will typically consist of many interacting wave energy
converters installed in a park. The performance of the park depends on many parameters …

Wave energy has a significant part to play in providing a carbon-free solution to the world's
increasing appetite for energy. In many countries, there is sufficient wave energy to cater for …

The development and utilization of wave energy converters (WEC) have been intensively
investigated in recent years. The point-absorber wave energy converter (PA-WEC) is one of …

Energy maximizing control for wave energy converters (WECs) is a nonstandard optimal
control problem. While the constrained optimal control problem for WECs has been …

This paper explores optimal configuration of Wave Energy Converters (WECs) arrays
allowing both dimensions of individual WECs as well as the array layout to vary. Cylindrical …

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 …