Method of controlling a wave energy conversion system maximizing the power output
US10601352B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention is an improved wave energy conversion system (1, 2) including a model predictive control method for an energy conversion machine (1) that maximizes the power output by accounting for the energy conversion efficiency and prediction of a wave (3).
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