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  • Methodology for evaluating mechanical power in small-scale WEC experiments

    Creator:
    Simmons, Asher
    Abstract:
    Wave energy converters (WECs) are a broad class of emerging technology that converts hydrokinetic energy into some other useful form, such as electricity. The last stage in this transformation, the power take-off (PTO) subsystem, is often not experimentally evaluated until half-way through the recommended development process. This delay in evaluation...
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    Dissertation
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    . A special thanks to Dr. Ted Brekken and Dr. Pedro Lomónaco for listening, critical engagement and

  • Risk- and Reliability-Based Design Optimization in Offshore Renewable Energy Systems

    Creator:
    Clark, Caitlyn E.
    Abstract:
    Offshore wind and wave energy have the potential to be significant sources of future global electricity production, reduce carbon emissions, decrease dependence on energy importation, and stimulate economic growth in coastal and remote areas. Fixed-foundation and floating offshore wind and wave energy technologies are at different stages of development, but...
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    Dissertation
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    guidance through my PhD tenure: Irem Tumer, Flaxen Conway, Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez, and Pedro Lomonaco

  • Impacts of Prediction on Wave Energy Converter Control

    Creator:
    Comard, Colin Q.
    Abstract:
    Ocean waves provide a promising source of renewable energy for the North American electric grid. However, ideal control of wave energy converters (WECs) requires perfect forecasting of future wave conditions, and waves can be unpredictable. This paper presents a comparison of three different prediction methods and analyzes their performance in...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Global Hierarchical Control of a Park of Spar Buoy-type Floating Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converters

    Creator:
    Gaebele, Daniel T.
    Abstract:
    Converting energy from ocean waves is a challenging area for control theory application because of the nonlinear dynamics in various time scales. Generally, wave energy converter (WEC) control is applied in order to maximize power absorption, in the most common wave conditions, and subject to the devices’ physical constraints. Commonly,...
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    Dissertation