Gilloteaux, Jean-Christophe and Ringwood, John (2010) Control-informed geometric optimisation of wave energy converters. In: IFAC Conference on Control Applications in Marine Systems (CAMS), September 2010, Rostock.

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Abstract

This paper concerns the interplay between the physical geometry of a wave energy converter (WEC) and the control strategy adopted for the converter, with the ultimate aim of optimising the energy output of the device. An energy-based performance function is employed and we attempt to perform numerical optimisation of a heaving buoy employing a latching control strategy. We allow both draught and radius of the axisymmetric buoy to be adjusted using a numerical optimisation. A linear time-domain hydrodynamic program is used in order to simulate the device motion, while the optimization problem is solved by means of a simplex method. Results show the difference in the frequency response of an optimal buoy for a particular sea-state designed with and without knowledge of the control system.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Keywords:	Wave energy; Point absorber; Device optimization; Latching control; Random sea;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Electronic Engineering Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Centre for Ocean Energy Research
Item ID:	3611
Depositing User:	Professor John Ringwood
Date Deposited:	01 May 2012 09:14
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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