Fusco, Francesco and Ringwood, John (2011) Quantification of the Prediction Requirements in Reactive Control of Wave Energy Converters. Proceedings of the IFAC World Congress, Milan. pp. 11483-11392.

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Abstract

Optimal reactive control for maximum ocean wave power absorption from Wave Energy Converters (WECs) consisting of oscillating systems, is based on the principle of tuning their oscillation so that it is in resonance with the excitation force produced by the incident waves. Reactive control, however, is non-causal and cannot be implemented in real time. This paper analyses the prediction requirements of one possible solution, where predictions of the excitation force are utilised to resolve the non-causality. The study is focused on the analysis of the required forecasting horizon against the achievable prediction. Also, through the aid of numerical simulations of a number of specific systems over several wave conditions, a link is found between some fundamental properties of the system and the prediction requirements.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Wave energy; impedance matching; time series forecasting;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Electronic Engineering Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Centre for Ocean Energy Research
Item ID:	6875
Depositing User:	Professor John Ringwood
Date Deposited:	20 Jan 2016 11:29
Journal or Publication Title:	Proceedings of the IFAC World Congress, Milan
Publisher:	IFAC
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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