[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 …

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 …

Advancements of wave energy converters based on power take off (PTO) systems: A review

R Ahamed, K McKee, I Howard - Ocean Engineering, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Ocean waves contain one of the world's largest untapped and predictable renewable energy
sources that can be used to fulfil the energy demand in the present energy crises situation …

[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 …

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 …

Wave energy conversion and hydrodynamics modelling technologies: A review

W Sheng - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019‏ - Elsevier
It has been well accepted that wave energy may have the potential to significantly contribute
to the future renewable energy mix but so far it remains as the largest untapped renewable …

Wave energy utilization: A review of the technologies

AFO Falcão - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Sea wave energy is being increasingly regarded in many countries as a major and
promising resource. The paper deals with the development of wave energy utilization since …

Mathematical modelling of wave energy converters: A review of nonlinear approaches

M Penalba, G Giorgi, JV Ringwood - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
The wave energy sector has made and is still doing a great effort in order to open up a niche
in the energy market, working on several and diverse concepts and making advances in all …

Numerical benchmarking study of a selection of wave energy converters

A Babarit, J Hals, MJ Muliawan, A Kurniawan, T Moan… - Renewable energy, 2012‏ - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to estimate the mean annual power absorption of a selection of eight
Wave Energy Converters (WECs) with different working principles. Based on these …

Review of control strategies for wave energy conversion systems and their validation: the wave-to-wire approach

L Wang, J Isberg, E Tedeschi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Ocean waves are a promising source of renewable energy. In this paper, we briefly
introduce the characteristics of ocean wave energy and summarize the principles of …