On a near-optimal control approach for a wave energy converter in irregular waves

Applied Ocean Research

Volumn 46, Issue , 2014, Pages 79-93

  Korde, Umesh A ^a  

^a South Dakota School of Mines Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Impulse response functions; Irregular waves; Real time control; Up wave surface elevation; Wave energy conversion

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; OPTIMIZATION; POWER TAKEOFFS; RADIATION; REAL TIME CONTROL; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; WAVE POWER;

ENGINEERING CHALLENGES; IMPULSE RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; IRREGULAR WAVES; LINEAR POWER TAKE-OFFS; SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT; SPECTRAL PEAK FREQUENCY; SURFACE ELEVATIONS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELEVATION; OCEAN WAVE; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE HEIGHT; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 84896468474     PISSN: 01411187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apor.2014.02.002     Document Type: Article

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