A suboptimal control strategy for a slider crank wave energy converter power take-off system
- WCU Author/Contributor (non-WCU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Yuanrui Sang (Creator)
- Institution
- Western Carolina University (WCU )
- Web Site: http://library.wcu.edu/
- Advisor
- H. Bora Karayaka
Abstract: Ocean wave energy extraction is one of the emerging elds in renewable energy research.With high availability, high power density, high eciency and low cost, a good prospectcan be foreseen for its industrial application. Among all Wave Energy Converters (WEC),the Slider-Crank WEC stands out with its suitability for large scale WEC deployments(> 10kW). However, the nonlinearity of Slider-Crank system causes difficulty in controllingand maximizing energy extraction. This research develops a novel control algorithm for thegenerator in order to reach resonance with wave excitation force; the research is carried outunder regular and irregular wave conditions, respectively. Simulation results validate that asuboptimal energy extraction can be achieved.
A suboptimal control strategy for a slider crank wave energy converter power take-off system
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- Publication
- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 2015
- Keywords
- power take-off system, slider crank, suboptimal control strategy, wave energy converter
- Subjects
- Ocean wave power -- Technological innovations
- Ocean wave power -- Technological innovations -- Mathematics