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Title Author Date Content type Technology Collection Method Application
Study on power generation of single Point Absorber Wave Energy Converters (PA-WECs) and arrays of PA-WECs Murai, M., Li, Q., Funada, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Control, Performance
Numerical Study of an Oscillating-Wing Wingmill for Ocean Current Energy Harvesting: Fluid-Solid-Body Interaction with Feedback Control Balam-Tamayo, D., Malaga, C., Figueroa-Espinoza, B. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil, Ocean Current Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Design of optimal velocity tracking controllers for one and two-body point absorber wave energy converters Stock, A., Gonzales, C. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control
Double stage controller optimization for load frequency stabilization in hybrid wind-ocean wave energy based maritime microgrid system Latif, A., Hussain, S. , Das, D. Journal Article Wave Modeling Control, Hybrid Devices
Tidal Supplementary Control Schemes-Based Load Frequency Regulation of a Fully Sustainable Marine Microgrid Fayek, H., Mohammadi-Ivatloo, B. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Control, Hybrid Devices
Initial conceptual demonstration of control co-design for WEC optimization Coe, R., Bacelli, G., Olson, S. Journal Article Wave Modeling Control
Deterministic incident-wave elevation prediction in intermediate water depth Korde, U., Coe, R., Bacelli, G. Journal Article Wave Lab Data, Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics
A Simple Model to Assess the Performance of an Overtopping Wave Energy Converter Embedded in a Port Breakwater Cavallaro, L., Iuppa, C., Castiglione, F. Journal Article Wave, Overtopping Modeling Control, Performance
Comparison of Control Strategies for Wave Energy Converters Rahoor, A. Thesis Wave Modeling Control, Performance
A practical approach to wave energy modeling and control Coe, R., Bacelli, G., Forbush, D. Journal Article Wave Modeling Control
Modelling of a Three-Body Hinge-Barge Wave Energy Device Using System Identification Techniques Jaramillo-Lopez, F., Flannery, B., Murphy, J. Journal Article Wave Lab Data, Modeling Control
Wave Excitation Force Prediction of a Heaving Wave Energy Converter Davis, A., Fabien, B. Journal Article Wave Lab Data, Modeling Control
Passivity-based Voltage Controller for Tidal Energy Conversion System with Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator Belkhier, Y., Achour, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Control
Collective control in arrays of wave energy converters Zou, S., Abdelkhalik, O. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Control
Maximization of wave power extraction of a heave point absorber with a sea-state-based causal control algorithm Li, L., Gao, Z. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance
Power Take-Off and Energy Storage System Static Modeling and Sizing for Direct Drive Wave Energy Converter to Support Ocean Sensing Applications Zhou, X., Abdelkhalik, O., Weaver, W. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Modeling Control, Power Take Off
Marine Current Generators Multimachine System Based on High Order Sliding Mode Control Zhang, M., Wang, X., Mi, W. Journal Article Current Modeling Control
Optimal Feedback Control of Nonlinear Variable-Speed Marine Current Turbine Using a Two-Mass Model Gaamouche, R., Redouane, A., Harraki, I. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Control, Performance
Reinforcement Learning control of an onshore oscillating arm Wave Energy Converter Bruzzone, L., Fanghella, P., Berselli, G. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Performance
Active control for multi-degree-of-freedom wave energy converters with load limiting Hillis, A., Whitlam, C., Brask, A. Journal Article Wave Modeling, Full Scale Control, Performance
Symmetry-Breaking for Airflow Control Optimization of an Oscillating-Water-Column System M'zoughi, F., Garrido, I., Garrido, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control
Combining wind, solar, and in-stream tidal electricity generation with energy storage using a load-perturbation control strategy Pearre, N., Swan, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Control, Grid Integration
Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for Ocean Energy Villate, J., Ruiz-Minguela, P., Berque, J. Report Current, Tidal, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC Field Data, Modeling Control, Grid Integration, Mooring, Power Take Off, Structural
MPPT Control of Hydraulic Power Take-Off for Wave Energy Converter on Artificial Breakwater Xu, J., Yang, Y., Hu, Y. Journal Article Wave Modeling Control, Performance, Power Take Off
Numerical simulation of the effects of passive flow control techniques on hydrodynamic performance improvement of the hydrofoil Kundu, P. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Optimizing energy production of an Inertial Sea Wave Energy Converter via Model Predictive Control Bracco, G., Canale, M., Cerone, V. Journal Article Wave Modeling Control, Performance
On establishing generalized analytical phase control conditions in two body self-reacting point absorber wave energy converters Bubbar, K., Buckham, B. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control
Extending Complex Conjugate Control to Nonlinear Wave Energy Converters Wilson, D., Robinett, R., Bacelli, G. Journal Article Wave Modeling Control
State Estimation and Wave Excitation Force Estimation and Prediction for Wave Energy Converters Using Extended Kalman Filters Davis, A. Thesis Wave Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Control, Hydrodynamics
Economic Receding Horizon Control of a Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter Jia, Y., Meng, K., Dong, L. Journal Article Wave Modeling Control
Evaluation of the overset grid method for control studies of wave energy converters in OpenFOAM numerical wave tanks Windt, C., Davidson, J., Chandar, D. Journal Article Wave Modeling Control
Optimization of module pressure retarded osmosis membrane for maximum energy extraction Chen, Y., Alanezi, A., Zhou, J. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling, Full Scale Control, Performance
Optimization based higher order sliding mode controller for efficiency improvement of a wave energy converter Suchithra, R., Ezhilsabareesh, K., Samad, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Performance
Maximum Power-Point Tracking Control Using Perturb and Observe Algorithm for Tidal Current Generation System Moon, S-H., Park, B-G., Kim, J-W. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Control
Nonlinear WEC Optimized Geometric Buoy Design for Efficient Reactive Power Requirements Wilson, D., Robinett, R., Bacelli, G. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Control, Performance, Structural
Model Predictive Control Tuning by Inverse Matching for a Wave Energy Converter Cho, H., Bacelli, G., Coe, R. Journal Article Wave Lab Data, Modeling Control
Observer-Based Unknown Input Estimator of Wave Excitation Force for a Wave Energy Converter Abdelrahman, M., Patton, R. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance
A sensitivity study on the effect of mass distribution of a single-tether spherical point absorber Meng, F., Cazzolato, B., Li, Y. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Power Take Off, Structural
Modelling and optimization of modular system for power generation from a salinity gradient Altaee, A., Cipolina, A. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling Control, Performance
Hardware-in-the-Loop Validation of Model Predictive Control of a Discrete Fluid Power Power Take-Off System for Wave Energy Converters Hansen, A., Asmussen, M., Bech, M. Journal Article Wave Modeling Control, Power Take Off
Vertical-axis ocean current turbine design research based on separate design concept Xie, J. , Chen, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Control, Structural
Experimental and Simulative Study on Hydraulic Energy Grading Control System in the Process of Wave Energy Conversion Lai, W-B., Li, D-T., X, Y-H. Journal Article Wave Modeling Control
Magnet failure-resilient control of a direct-drive tidal turbine Toumi, S., Elbouchikhi, E., Amirat, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Control, Structural
Backward bent-duct buoy or frontward bent-duct buoy? Review, assessment and optimisation Portillo, J., Reis, P., Henriques, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Performance, Power Take Off
Modelling of a wave energy converter array with a nonlinear power take-off system in the frequency domain Y. Wei, , Bechlenberg, A. , van Rooij, M. Journal Article Wave Modeling Array Effects, Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Numerical modelling of a point‐absorbing WEC model using DualSPHysics coupled with a multiphysics library Tagliafierro, B., Crespo, A., Dominguez, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics
Evaluation of predictionless control for wave energy converters Cho, H., Bacelli, G., Nevarez, V. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Control, Performance
Speed control of multiple tidal turbines connected to a shared onshore converter Reynolds, S., Kiprakis, A., Abusara, M. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Control, Performance, Power Take Off
ADV Preview Based Nonlinear Predictive Control for Maximizing Power Generation of a Tidal Turbine With Hydrostatic Transmission Yin, X., Zhao, X. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Control, Performance
Mechanism and sensitivity for broadband energy harvesting of an adaptive bistable point absorber wave energy converter Zhang, X., Tian, X., Xiao, L. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance

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