A Review of the Optimization Design and Control for Ocean Wave Power Generation Systems

Ocean wave power generation techniques (converting wave energy into electrical energy) have been in use for many years. The objective of this paper is to review the design, control, efficiency, and safety of ocean wave power generation systems. Several topics are discussed: the current situation of...

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Published inEnergies (Basel) Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 102
Main Authors Wang, Juanjuan, Chen, Zhongxian, Zhang, Fei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2022
Subjects
Control algorithms
Control methods
Conversion
Damping
Design
Design optimization
Efficiency
Energy
generator design
Generators
Marine environment
Ocean waves
Optimization
optimization control
Prototypes
Reviews
Safety
Solar energy
Turbines
Wave energy
Wave power
wave power generation
Wind power
Sweden
United Kingdom > UK
China
Scotland
Australia
Portugal
Spain
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Summary:Ocean wave power generation techniques (converting wave energy into electrical energy) have been in use for many years. The objective of this paper is to review the design, control, efficiency, and safety of ocean wave power generation systems. Several topics are discussed: the current situation of ocean wave power generation system tests in real ocean waves; the optimization design of linear generator for converting ocean wave energy into electrical energy; some optimization control methods to improve the operational efficiency of ocean wave power generation systems; and the current policy and financial support of ocean wave power generation in some countries. Due to the harsh ocean environment, safety is another factor that ocean wave power generation systems will face. Therefore, before the conclusion of this review, a damping coefficient optimization control method based on the domain partition is proposed to improve the efficiency and safety of ocean wave power generation systems.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en15010102