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Estimation of wave excitation force for wave energy converters (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abdelrahman, M., Patton, R., Guo, B., & Lan, J. (2016, September). Estimation of wave excitation force for wave energy converters. Presented at 2016 3rd Conference on Control and Fault-Tolerant Systems (SysTol), Barcelona, Spain

This paper presents a novel technique to estimate the wave excitation force which is an essential signal in the control of a Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter (PAWEC). The work uses a nonlinear PAWEC simulation together with a modified form of the... Read More about Estimation of wave excitation force for wave energy converters.

A continuous control approach to point absorber wave energy conversion (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Guo, B., Patton, R., Abdelrahman, M., & Lan, J. (2016, August). A continuous control approach to point absorber wave energy conversion. Presented at 2016 UKACC International Conference on Control, UKACC Control 2016, Belfast, UK

In recent years the control of Wave Energy Conversion (WEC) systems has been a challenging research topic. A 1/50th scale buoy system has been constructed at the University of Hull for modelling, verification and control. This study focuses on the ti... Read More about A continuous control approach to point absorber wave energy conversion.