Physical and Numerical Modeling of a Row of Two WECfarm Wave Energy Converters with Causal Impedance Matching Control

Timothy Vervaet; Nicolas Quartier; Efrain Carpintero Moreno; Vasiliki Stratigaki; Peter Troch; Gael Verao Fernandez; Francesco Ferri

doi:10.17736/ijope.2024.mm32

Physical and Numerical Modeling of a Row of Two WECfarm Wave Energy Converters with Causal Impedance Matching Control

Timothy Vervaet, Nicolas Quartier, Efrain Carpintero Moreno, Vasiliki Stratigaki, Peter Troch, Gael Verao Fernandez, Francesco Ferri

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

The principle of impedance matching (IM) is used within various engineering fields to maximize power transfer between two oscillatory systems. Within the field of wave energy conversion, IM can be applied on the power take-off control of the wave energy converter (WEC) array with respect to the ocean waves. This paper discusses the testing of an array of two heaving point absorber WECs, for which the complex conjugate of the 2×2 intrinsic impedance matrix is approximated by a Proportional and Proportional Integral IM controller in the peak wave frequency of the design sea states.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	413-421
Number of pages	9
Journal	International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering
Volume	34
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.17736/ijope.2024.mm32
State	Published - Dec 2024

Keywords

heaving point absorber WEC
impedance matching (IM)
MATLAB-Simulink
physical modeling
system identification (SID)
Wave energy converter (WEC)
WECfarm

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Civil and Structural Engineering
Ocean Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Access to Document

10.17736/ijope.2024.mm32

Cite this

@article{d62660d1d9c34fa2b564c882e31283f6,

title = "Physical and Numerical Modeling of a Row of Two WECfarm Wave Energy Converters with Causal Impedance Matching Control",

abstract = "The principle of impedance matching (IM) is used within various engineering fields to maximize power transfer between two oscillatory systems. Within the field of wave energy conversion, IM can be applied on the power take-off control of the wave energy converter (WEC) array with respect to the ocean waves. This paper discusses the testing of an array of two heaving point absorber WECs, for which the complex conjugate of the 2×2 intrinsic impedance matrix is approximated by a Proportional and Proportional Integral IM controller in the peak wave frequency of the design sea states.",

keywords = "heaving point absorber WEC, impedance matching (IM), MATLAB-Simulink, physical modeling, system identification (SID), Wave energy converter (WEC), WECfarm",

author = "Timothy Vervaet and Nicolas Quartier and Moreno, {Efrain Carpintero} and Vasiliki Stratigaki and Peter Troch and Fernandez, {Gael Verao} and Francesco Ferri",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} by The International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers.",

year = "2024",

month = dec,

doi = "10.17736/ijope.2024.mm32",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "34",

pages = "413--421",

journal = "International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering",

issn = "1053-5381",

publisher = "International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers",

number = "4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Physical and Numerical Modeling of a Row of Two WECfarm Wave Energy Converters with Causal Impedance Matching Control

AU - Vervaet, Timothy

AU - Quartier, Nicolas

AU - Moreno, Efrain Carpintero

AU - Stratigaki, Vasiliki

AU - Troch, Peter

AU - Fernandez, Gael Verao

AU - Ferri, Francesco

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © by The International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers.

PY - 2024/12

Y1 - 2024/12

N2 - The principle of impedance matching (IM) is used within various engineering fields to maximize power transfer between two oscillatory systems. Within the field of wave energy conversion, IM can be applied on the power take-off control of the wave energy converter (WEC) array with respect to the ocean waves. This paper discusses the testing of an array of two heaving point absorber WECs, for which the complex conjugate of the 2×2 intrinsic impedance matrix is approximated by a Proportional and Proportional Integral IM controller in the peak wave frequency of the design sea states.

AB - The principle of impedance matching (IM) is used within various engineering fields to maximize power transfer between two oscillatory systems. Within the field of wave energy conversion, IM can be applied on the power take-off control of the wave energy converter (WEC) array with respect to the ocean waves. This paper discusses the testing of an array of two heaving point absorber WECs, for which the complex conjugate of the 2×2 intrinsic impedance matrix is approximated by a Proportional and Proportional Integral IM controller in the peak wave frequency of the design sea states.

KW - heaving point absorber WEC

KW - impedance matching (IM)

KW - MATLAB-Simulink

KW - physical modeling

KW - system identification (SID)

KW - Wave energy converter (WEC)

KW - WECfarm

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85216232933&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85216232933&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.17736/ijope.2024.mm32

DO - 10.17736/ijope.2024.mm32

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85216232933

SN - 1053-5381

VL - 34

SP - 413

EP - 421

JO - International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering

JF - International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering

IS - 4

ER -

Physical and Numerical Modeling of a Row of Two WECfarm Wave Energy Converters with Causal Impedance Matching Control

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this