WEC Controls Optimization Final Report
The over-arching project objective is to fully develop and validate optimal controls frameworks that can subsequently be applied widely to different WEC devices and concepts. Optimal controls of WEC devices represent a fundamental building block for WEC designers that must be considered as an integral part of every stage of device development. Using a building-blocks approach to optimal controls development, this effort will result in the full development of a feed-forward and feed-back control approach and a wave prediction system.
Phase I focused primarily on numerical offline optimization and validation using wave tank testing of three industry partners? WEC devices, including CalWave, Ocean Energy, and Resolute Marine Energy. These industry partnerships allowed us to identify optimal control strategies for these different WEC topologies at different maturity levels. Phase II focused on demonstrating an integrated control system on a custom-built prototype for at-sea testing. A secondary focus during phase II is to adapt our systems identification, controls and wave-prediction frameworks to become more robust and comprehensive in respect to capability, robustness, and reliability. RE Vision Consulting leads this project and has compiled the final public domain report included in this submission.
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AB - The over-arching project objective is to fully develop and validate optimal controls frameworks that can subsequently be applied widely to different WEC devices and concepts. Optimal controls of WEC devices represent a fundamental building block for WEC designers that must be considered as an integral part of every stage of device development. Using a building-blocks approach to optimal controls development, this effort will result in the full development of a feed-forward and feed-back control approach and a wave prediction system.
Phase I focused primarily on numerical offline optimization and validation using wave tank testing of three industry partners? WEC devices, including CalWave, Ocean Energy, and Resolute Marine Energy. These industry partnerships allowed us to identify optimal control strategies for these different WEC topologies at different maturity levels. Phase II focused on demonstrating an integrated control system on a custom-built prototype for at-sea testing. A secondary focus during phase II is to adapt our systems identification, controls and wave-prediction frameworks to become more robust and comprehensive in respect to capability, robustness, and reliability. RE Vision Consulting leads this project and has compiled the final public domain report included in this submission.
AU - Previsic, Mirko
A2 - Karthikeyan, Anantha
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO -
KW - MHK
KW - Marine
KW - Hydrokinetic
KW - energy
KW - power
KW - wave
KW - model predictive control
KW - MPC
KW - causal control
KW - feedback control
KW - controls optimization
KW - WEC
KW - open water
KW - at-sea
KW - feed-forward
KW - feed-back
KW - control
KW - cost assessment
KW - economics
KW - wave-prediction error
KW - heaving
KW - point absorber buoy
KW - LabVIEW
KW - Resolute Marine Energy
KW - Ocean Energy
KW - Oregon State University
KW - Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory
KW - PTO
KW - Power take-off
KW - sensitivity
KW - surge converter
KW - techno-economic
KW - in-ocean test
LA - English
DA - 2020/08/26
PY - 2020
PB - Re Vision Consulting
T1 - WEC Controls Optimization Final Report
UR - https://data.openei.org/submissions/7980
ER -
Previsic, Mirko, and Anantha Karthikeyan. WEC Controls Optimization Final Report. Re Vision Consulting, 26 August, 2020, MHKDR. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/328.
Previsic, M., & Karthikeyan, A. (2020). WEC Controls Optimization Final Report. [Data set]. MHKDR. Re Vision Consulting. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/328
Previsic, Mirko and Anantha Karthikeyan. WEC Controls Optimization Final Report. Re Vision Consulting, August, 26, 2020. Distributed by MHKDR. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/328
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title = {WEC Controls Optimization Final Report},
author = {Previsic, Mirko and Karthikeyan, Anantha},
abstractNote = {The over-arching project objective is to fully develop and validate optimal controls frameworks that can subsequently be applied widely to different WEC devices and concepts. Optimal controls of WEC devices represent a fundamental building block for WEC designers that must be considered as an integral part of every stage of device development. Using a building-blocks approach to optimal controls development, this effort will result in the full development of a feed-forward and feed-back control approach and a wave prediction system.
Phase I focused primarily on numerical offline optimization and validation using wave tank testing of three industry partners? WEC devices, including CalWave, Ocean Energy, and Resolute Marine Energy. These industry partnerships allowed us to identify optimal control strategies for these different WEC topologies at different maturity levels. Phase II focused on demonstrating an integrated control system on a custom-built prototype for at-sea testing. A secondary focus during phase II is to adapt our systems identification, controls and wave-prediction frameworks to become more robust and comprehensive in respect to capability, robustness, and reliability. RE Vision Consulting leads this project and has compiled the final public domain report included in this submission.},
url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/328},
year = {2020},
howpublished = {MHKDR, Re Vision Consulting, https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/328},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-03}
}
Details
Data from Aug 26, 2020
Last updated Jul 28, 2021
Submitted Aug 26, 2020
Organization
Re Vision Consulting
Contact
Mirko Previsic
916.977.3970
Authors
Original Source
https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/328Research Areas
Keywords
MHK, Marine, Hydrokinetic, energy, power, wave, model predictive control, MPC, causal control, feedback control, controls optimization, WEC, open water, at-sea, feed-forward, feed-back, control, cost assessment, economics, wave-prediction error, heaving, point absorber buoy, LabVIEW, Resolute Marine Energy, Ocean Energy, Oregon State University, Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory, PTO, Power take-off, sensitivity, surge converter, techno-economic, in-ocean testDOE Project Details
Project Name Development of Optimal Control System for Three Different WEC Devices
Project Lead Bill McShane
Project Number EE0007173