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The Wave Energy Converter Control Competition: Overview [PDF]

Volume 10: Ocean Renewable Energy, 2019
Abstract Over the past two years, a wave energy converter control systems competition (WECCCOMP) has been in progress, with the objective of comparing different wave energy converter (WEC) control paradigms on a standard benchmark problem.
Ringwood, John, Ferri, Francesco, Tom, Nathan, Ruehl, Kelley, Faedo, Nicolas, Bacelli, Giorgio, Yu, Yi-Hsiang, Coe, Ryan G.   +7 more
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A wave emulator for ocean wave energy, a Froude-scaled dry power take-off test setup [PDF]

, 2017
A dry laboratory environment has been developed to test Power Take-O_ (PTO) systems for Wave Energy Converters. The costs accompanied by testing a wave energy converter and its PTO at sea are high due to the di_cult accessibility of (remote) test ...
Crevecoeur, Guillaume, De Koker, Kristof, Meersman, Bart, Vandevelde, Lieven, Vantorre, Marc   +4 more
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Useful Power Maximization for Wave Energy Converters

Energies, 2023
Wave energy converters (WECs) have enormous potential in providing clean renewable energy with high levels of predictability [...]
Ryan G. Coe, Giorgio Bacelli
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Master-slave wave farm systems based on energy filter with smoothed power output

Global Energy Interconnection, 2018
Wave energy is an important renewable energy source. Previous studies of wave energy conversion (WEC) have focused on the maximum power take-off (PTO) techniques of a single machine. However, there is a lack of research on the energy and power quality of
Zuanhong Yan, Xiao-Ping Zhang
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A Floating Platform with Embedded Wave Energy Harvesting Arrays in Regular and Irregular Seas

Energies, 2017
This paper presents a study on a cost-effective engineering model that integrates an array of floating wave energy converters with a vast platform, a viable option for multi-functional performance in renewable energy capture and ocean space utilization ...
Hai-Cheng Zhang, Dao-Lin Xu, Chun-Rong Liu, You-Sheng Wu   +3 more
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Separated magnet yoke for permanent magnet linear generator for marine wave energy converters [PDF]

, 2014
In this paper the performance of a longitudinal flux permanent magnet linear generator (PMLG) for wave energy converters (WEC) is investigated. The influence of the number of slots per pole, phase q and the number of stator's winding sections are ...
A.F. Zobaa, Ashabani, Boström, Colli, Danielsson, Danielsson, Danielsson, Evans, Falnes, Gargov, Gargov, Gargov, Hodgins, Humphries, I. Pisica, Ivanova, Jae Seop Ryu, Keysan, Kimoulakis, Kimoulakis, Li, N.P. Gargov, Polinder, Prado, Prudell, Rhinefrank, Shek, Shek, Thorburn, Yan Xiuke, Yang, Yi Pu, Zanxiang Nie   +32 more
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Energy Conversion: A Comparison of Fix- and Self-Referenced Wave Energy Converters

Energies, 2016
The paper presents an investigation of fix-referenced and self-referenced wave energy converters and a comparison of their corresponding wave energy conversion capacities from real seas. For conducting the comparisons, two popular wave energy converters,
Wanan Sheng, Tony Lewis
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Wave Energy Resource Assessment for Small-Scale WEC near a Harbour

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022
Accurate evaluations of the available and technically exploitable wave energy resources are fundamental to optimise the design and implementation of energy converters in the marine environment.
Nicolas Guillou, Georges Chapalain, Philippe Sergent   +2 more
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Performance Optimization Techniques on Point Absorber and Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter: A Comprehensive Review

IEEE Access
In recent years, harnessing renewable energy from different sources of energies readily available to us in different forms such as solar, wind, wave, hydro, tidal, biomass and hydrogen has gained popularity among researchers in different fields to ...
Aryan Manan Jariwala, Santanu Kumar Dash, Umesh Kumar Sahu, Harin M. Mohan   +3 more
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An Investigation into Power from Pitch-Surge Point-Absorber Wave Energy Converters. [PDF]

, 2007
There is a worldwide opportunity for clean renewable power. The results from the UK Government's "Marine Energy Challenge" showed that marine energy has the potential to become competitive with other forms of energy.
Aggidis, George A., Chaplin, R. V.
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