Hydrodynamic Control of Wave Energy Devices

Umesh A. Korde, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology , John V. Ringwood, National University of Ireland, Maynooth

With this self-contained and comprehensive text, students and researchers will gain a detailed understanding of the fundamental aspects of the hydrodynamic control of wave energy converters. Such control is necessary to maximise energy capture for a given device configuration and plays a major role in efforts to make wave energy economic. Covering a wide range of disciplines, the reader is taken from the mathematical and technical fundamentals, through the main pillars of wave energy hydrodynamic control, right through to state-of-the-art algorithms for hydrodynamic control. The various operating principles of wave energy converters are exposed and the unique aspects of the hydrodynamic control problem highlighted, with a variety of potential solutions discussed. Supporting material on wave forecasting and the interaction of the hydrodynamic control problem with other aspects of wave energy device optimisation, such as device geometry optimisation and optimal device array layout, is also provided.

About the Author
Umesh Korde is a professor of mechanical engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines. He is the author of numerous research publications. He teaches graduate courses focusing on the hydrodynamics and control of wave energy devices. Korde also does research in smart structures and acoustics. He is an associate editor for the journal Ocean Engineering and is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

John Ringwood is a professor in the Department of Electronic Engineering at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. He is on the editorial board of Energies and a Senior Member of the IEEE, a Fellow of Engineers Ireland and a Chartered Engineer.

Subjects: Engineering, Oceanography and Marine Science, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Thermal-Fluids Engineering