IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications · 2012 · 93 citations · 18 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringOcean EngineeringMarine Renewable EnergyOcean WavesRenewable Energy SystemsMarine Energy Control SystemsMarine Power GenerationOcean Energy SystemsPower ControlRenewable Energy Power ConversionWave EnergyMarine Renewable Energy ConversionMaximum Power Point TrackingMaximum Power Point Tracking AlgorithmsPoint Absorber ConvertersPoint Absorber SystemsWave Energy ConversionWave Energy Converter ControlWave Energy Converters
Ocean wave energy has great potential but its conversion is challenged by the ocean environment, notably the need for optimal control of wave energy converters. The study proposes a maximum power point tracking algorithm to control a point absorber wave energy converter. The authors detail the MPPT algorithm and its testing hardware, and evaluate it through simulations and laboratory experiments. Simulation and laboratory tests demonstrate that MPPT is an effective and promising control strategy for ocean wave energy conversion.
Many forms of renewable energy exist in the world's oceans, with ocean wave energy showing great potential. However, the ocean environment presents many challenges for cost-effective renewable energy conversion, including optimal control of a wave energy converter (WEC). This paper presents a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm for control of a point absorber WEC. The algorithm and testing hardware are presented in detail, as well as simulated and laboratory test results. The results show that MPPT applied to ocean wave energy is an effective and promising control strategy.
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