With an increasing focus on climate action and energy security, an appropriate mix of
renewable energy technologies is imperative. Despite having considerable global potential …

Currently, a significant effort in the world research panorama is focused on finding efficient
solutions to a carbon-free energy supply, wave energy being one of the most promising …

In recent years, the fundamental principle of impedance-matching (IM) has inspired a
number of sophisticated, yet simple, control solutions for wave energy converters (WEC) …

Achieving large-scale commercial exploitation of ocean wave energy inherently
encompasses the design and deployment of arrays of wave energy converters (WECs), in …

Motion of wave energy converters (WECs) is usually exaggerated as a consequence of the
application of control strategies for energy absorption maximisation. With the aim of …

In recent years, a framework for control of wave energy converters (WECs), termed moment-
based control, has been developed within the wave energy conversion literature, exhibiting …

Motivated by the lack of comprehensive experimental implementation and assessment of the
potential benefit that can be achieved with energy-maximising optimal control solutions for …

The design of controllers for wave energy devices has evolved from early monochromatic
impedance-matching methods to complex numerical algorithms that can handle …

Grid integration of wave energy involves various power train stages from device to grid, such
as a power take-off stage, a power conversion stage, and a power conditioning stage. The …

With a model-based control strategy, the effectiveness of the associated control action
depends on the availability of a representative control-oriented model. In the case of floating …