Maximum power generation of a wave energy converter in a stochastic environment

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Control Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1125-1130

  Lattanzio, S M ^a   Scruggs, J T ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND IMPEDANCE; DOMINANT FREQUENCY; IMPEDANCE MATCHING TECHNIQUE; NARROW BANDS; OCEAN-WAVE ENERGY; OPTIMAL CONTROL PROBLEM; OPTIMAL FEEDBACK; SEA STATE; SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS; STOCHASTIC ENVIRONMENT; SUB-OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE; WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS; WAVE MOTIONS;

CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; CONTROLLERS; IMPEDANCE MATCHING (ELECTRIC); OCEAN CURRENTS; OPTIMIZATION; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; WATER WAVES; WAVE POWER;

WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 80155198879     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CCA.2011.6044428     Document Type: Conference Paper

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