Ocean wave energy has the potential to significantly
contribute to sustainable power generation in coastal regions.
Much of the research effort has gone into developing time domain
state space models of point absorber wave energy converters
(WECs) and subsequently into model-based optimal control to
efficiently harvest the maximum possible amount...
Most of the research on wave energy conversion
has been focused on the characterization of the
dynamic behavior of arrays of uncontrolled WECs in
specific configurations, in order to quantify changes
in the wave fields and absorbed power without active
control. To maximize wave energy conversion, however,
it is necessary...