CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS

Oscillating-body dynamics
Phase control, i.e. wave-to-wave control in radom waves, is one of
the main issues in wave energy conversion.
Optimal control is a difficult theoretical control problem, that has
been under investigation since the late 1970s.
Control is made difficult by the randomness of the waves and by the
wave-device interaction being a process with memory.
The difficulty increases for multimode
oscillations and for multibody
systems.
Control should be regarded as an open problem and a
major challenge in the development of wave energy
conversion.