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Passivity-Based Numerical Modeling And Grid Integration Strategies For Wave Energy Converter Arrays, Salman Husain
Passivity-Based Numerical Modeling And Grid Integration Strategies For Wave Energy Converter Arrays, Salman Husain
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The body of work presented here develops numerical time-domain models of Wave Energy Converter (WEC) arrays or wave farms. It will be shown here that a cluster of WECs can be more effective in extracting oceanic energy, can facilitate deployment logistics, and help with grid integration. The objectives of this work are: (i) developing a theoretical metric to evaluate the energy extraction potential of a WEC array, (ii) developing an algorithm that ensures the stability of the time-domain models of WEC arrays, and (iii) identifying strategies that facilitate grid integration and power management of a WEC array. In the process …