Optimum control of oscillation of wave-energy converters

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2001, Pages 567-574

  Falnes, J ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Constrained amplitude; Phase control; Reactive control

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); PHASE CONTROL; STIFFNESS;

SEA WAVES;

WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 0034860726     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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