CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS
CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS
CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS
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Simplifying assumptions for optimization and control<br />
Buoy represented by body 1a<br />
(hemispherical buoy)<br />
1a<br />
Acceleration tube represented by<br />
body 1b<br />
Inertia of piston and enclosed water<br />
represented by body 2<br />
Bodies 1b and 2 are “deeply”<br />
submerged:<br />
• Wave excitation forces neglected<br />
• Radiation forces neglected<br />
1b<br />
Hydrodynamic interference between<br />
bodies 1a, 1b and 2 neglected<br />
2