A Study about Performance and Robustness of Model Predictive Controllers in a WEC System
This work is located in a growing sector within the field of renewable energies, wave energy converters (WECs). Specifically, it focuses on one of the point absorber waves (PAWs) of the hybrid platform W2POWER. With the aim of maximizing the mechanical power extracted from the waves by these WECs an...
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| description | This work is located in a growing sector within the field of renewable energies, wave energy converters (WECs). Specifically, it focuses on one of the point absorber waves (PAWs) of the hybrid platform W2POWER. With the aim of maximizing the mechanical power extracted from the waves by these WECs and reducing their mechanical fatigue, the design of five different model predictive controllers (MPCs) with hard and soft constraints has been carried out. As a contribution of this paper, two of the MPCs have been designed with the addition of an embedded integrator. In order to analyze and compare the MPCs with conventional PI type control, an exhaustive study about performance and robustness is realized through the computer simulations carried out, in which uncertainties in the WEC dynamics and JONSWAP spectrum are considered. The results obtained show how the MPCs with embedded integrator improve power production of the WEC system studied in this work. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6bcae4c0db704a58ae75bfb346b995892022-12-22T03:09:21ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732018-10-011110285710.3390/en11102857en11102857A Study about Performance and Robustness of Model Predictive Controllers in a WEC SystemRafael Guardeño0Agustín Consegliere1Manuel J. López2Escuela Superior de Ingeniería, Universidad de Cádiz, 11519 Puerto Real, SpainEscuela Superior de Ingeniería, Universidad de Cádiz, 11519 Puerto Real, SpainEscuela Superior de Ingeniería, Universidad de Cádiz, 11519 Puerto Real, SpainThis work is located in a growing sector within the field of renewable energies, wave energy converters (WECs). Specifically, it focuses on one of the point absorber waves (PAWs) of the hybrid platform W2POWER. With the aim of maximizing the mechanical power extracted from the waves by these WECs and reducing their mechanical fatigue, the design of five different model predictive controllers (MPCs) with hard and soft constraints has been carried out. As a contribution of this paper, two of the MPCs have been designed with the addition of an embedded integrator. In order to analyze and compare the MPCs with conventional PI type control, an exhaustive study about performance and robustness is realized through the computer simulations carried out, in which uncertainties in the WEC dynamics and JONSWAP spectrum are considered. The results obtained show how the MPCs with embedded integrator improve power production of the WEC system studied in this work.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/10/2857wave energy convertermodel predictive controlrobustness analysisembedded integratormathematical modelsystem identificationJONSWAP spectrum |
| spellingShingle | Rafael Guardeño Agustín Consegliere Manuel J. López A Study about Performance and Robustness of Model Predictive Controllers in a WEC System Energies wave energy converter model predictive control robustness analysis embedded integrator mathematical model system identification JONSWAP spectrum |
| title | A Study about Performance and Robustness of Model Predictive Controllers in a WEC System |
| title_full | A Study about Performance and Robustness of Model Predictive Controllers in a WEC System |
| title_fullStr | A Study about Performance and Robustness of Model Predictive Controllers in a WEC System |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Study about Performance and Robustness of Model Predictive Controllers in a WEC System |
| title_short | A Study about Performance and Robustness of Model Predictive Controllers in a WEC System |
| title_sort | study about performance and robustness of model predictive controllers in a wec system |
| topic | wave energy converter model predictive control robustness analysis embedded integrator mathematical model system identification JONSWAP spectrum |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/10/2857 |
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