A review of wave energy technology from a research and commercial perspective

B Guo, JV Ringwood - IET Renewable Power Generation, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although wave energy prototypes have been proposed for more than 100 years, they have
still not reached full commercialisation. The reasons for this are varied, but include the …

[HTML][HTML] Geometric optimisation of wave energy conversion devices: A survey

B Guo, JV Ringwood - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Unlike more established renewable energy conversion technologies, such as wind turbines,
wave power systems have reached neither commercial maturity, nor technological …

[HTML][HTML] A review of point absorber wave energy converters

B Guo, T Wang, S Jin, S Duan, K Yang… - Journal of Marine Science …, 2022 - mdpi.com
There are more than thousands of concepts for harvesting wave energy, and wave energy
converters (WECs) are diverse in operating principles, design geometries and deployment …

Micromixers—a review

NT Nguyen, Z Wu - Journal of micromechanics and …, 2004 - iopscience.iop.org
This review reports the progress on the recent development of micromixers. The review first
presents the different micromixer types and designs. Micromixers in this review are …

A critical comparison of excitation force estimators for wave-energy devices

Y Peña-Sanchez, C Windt, J Davidson… - … on Control Systems …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The implementation of energy-maximizing control systems (EMCSs) can significantly
increase the efficiency and economic viability of resonant wave-energy converters (WECs) …

[图书][B] Modelling and optimization of wave energy converters

D Ning, B Ding - 2022 - books.google.com
Wave energy offers a promising renewable energy source, however, technologies
converting wave energy into useful electricity face many design challenges. This guide …

Viscosity effect on a point absorber wave energy converter hydrodynamics validated by simulation and experiment

S Jin, RJ Patton, B Guo - Renewable energy, 2018 - Elsevier
To achieve optimal power in a wave energy conversion (WEC) system it is necessary to
understand the device hydrodynamics. To maximize conversion efficiency the goal is to tune …

Numerical and experimental studies of excitation force approximation for wave energy conversion

B Guo, RJ Patton, S Jin, J Lan - Renewable energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Past or/and future information of the excitation force is useful for real-time power
maximisation control of Wave Energy Converter (WEC) systems. Current WEC modelling …

Estimation and forecasting of excitation force for arrays of wave energy devices

Y Pena-Sanchez, M Garcia-Abril… - IEEE Transactions …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To maximize energy conversion, real-time control of a wave energy converter (WEC)
requires knowledge of the present and future excitation force () acting on the device, which …

Excitation force estimation and forecasting for wave energy applications

M Garcia-Abril, F Paparella, JV Ringwood - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2017 - Elsevier
The implementation of the majority of energy maximising control strategies requires the
knowledge of the wave excitation force experienced by the wave energy converter (WEC). In …