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Optimal Active Control of a Wave Energy Converter [PDF]

, 2012
-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 maximization problem is adapted to solve the optimal control problem.
Abraham, E, Kerrigan, EC
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Wind Energy and the Turbulent Nature of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer [PDF]

, 2012
Wind turbines operate in the atmospheric boundary layer, where they are exposed to the turbulent atmospheric flows. As the response time of wind turbine is typically in the range of seconds, they are affected by the small scale intermittent properties of
Allan Morales, Castaing B., Frisch U., Günther H., Hendrik Heißelmann, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), Joachim Peinke, Jonkman J., Kang H. S., Kleinhans D., Kleinhans D., Knebel P., Körber F., Malcolm D. J., Matthias Wächter, Michael Hölling, Milan P., Milan P., Muzy J.F.m.c., Nico Reinke, Nielsen M., Patrick Milan, Philip Rinn, Tanja Mücke, Wächter M., Øye S.   +25 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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Influence of Time and Frequency Domain Wave Forcing on the Power Estimation of a Wave Energy Converter Array

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020
Industry-specific tools for analyzing and optimizing the design of wave energy converters (WECs) and associated power systems are essential to advancing marine renewable energy. This study aims to quantify the influence of phase information on the device
Fadia Ticona Rollano, Thanh Toan Tran, Yi-Hsiang Yu, Gabriel García-Medina, Zhaoqing Yang   +4 more
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Wave basin testing of hydrodynamic interactions in centralized controlled wave energy converter arrays for irregular short- and long-crested waves

Applied Ocean Research
To increase the total installed capacity, multiple wave energy converters (WECs) will be installed in an array configuration. Within these WEC arrays, hydrodynamic interactions occur and the sea state is modified accordingly. These WECs are equipped with
Timothy Vervaet, Laurens Cromheeke, Nicolas Quartier, Maximilian Streicher, Vasiliki Stratigaki, Peter Troch   +5 more
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WEC Array Networked Microgrid Control Design and Energy Storage System Requirements

OCEANS 2019 MTS/IEEE SEATTLE, 2019
Wave Energy Converter (WEC) technologies transform power from the waves to the electrical grid. WEC system components are investigated that support the performance, stability, and efficiency as part of a WEC array. To this end, Aquaharmonics Inc took home the $1.5 million grand prize in the 2016 U.S.
Wayne W. Weaver, Alex Hagmuller, Max Ginsburg, David G. Wilson, Giorgio Bacelli, Rush D. Robinett, Ryan Coe, Budi Gunawan   +7 more
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Advanced Functional Materials for Marine Energy Utilization

Interdisciplinary Materials, EarlyView.
Marine renewable energy is an important future clean energy supply. We construct and sort out the material system for marine energy capture and conversion, transmission, storage, and utilization for the first time. ABSTRACT Several features of marine energy, including large reserves, sustainable utilization, environmental friendliness, make it a ...
Qiang Yu, Peipei Ge, Fazhou Wang, Shichao Bi, Bo Tang, Ion Tiginyanu, Kenneth I. Ozoemena, Xiao‐Yu Yang   +7 more
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Geometrical Framework for Hydrodynamics and Control of Wave Energy Converters

PRX Energy, 2023
This article presents a simple geometrical approach to visualize the hydrodynamic properties of wave energy converters (WECs), in terms of wave reflection, transmission, and absorption, and how those properties are governed by the WEC control parameters.
Alexis Mérigaud, Benjamin Thiria, Ramiro Godoy-Diana   +2 more
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Performance of a Raft-Type Wave Energy Converter with Diverse Mooring Configurations

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023
The development and utilization of wave energy, heralded as a potential leading source of clean energy worldwide, have garnered considerable attention from the global research community.
Yuan Zhang, Xuanyu Chen, Peng Xu, Xizeng Zhao, Ould el Moctar, Changqing Jiang   +5 more
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Co-located wave and offshore wind farms: A preliminary approach to the shadow effect [PDF]

, 2014
In recent years, with the consolidation of offshore wind technology and the progress carried out for wave energy technology, the option of combine both technologies has arisen.
Abanades, J, Astariz, S, Greaves, D, iglesias, G, Perez Collazo, C   +4 more
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