Dynamics and Control of Ocean Wave Energy Converters

Autorentext

Ossama Abdelkhalik is associate professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Iowa State University, in Ames, Iowa. Prior to joining Iowa State University, he was a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Technological University. Dr. Abdelkhalik received his Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from Texas A&M University, as well as a B.S. and M.S. degrees in aerospace engineering from Cairo University, Egypt. His research interests are in the areas of orbital mechanics, dynamics, optimal control, wave energy conversion, and space trajectory optimization. He authored and co-authored more than a hundred journal and conference articles. Dr. Abdelkhalik is Associate Fellow of AIAA, a senior member of the American Astronautical Society (AAS).

Klappentext

Dynamics and Control of Ocean Wave Energy Converters: Theory and Applications outlines the fundamental theory and applications of wave energy production techniques, with detailed explanations of the dynamics and hydrodynamics of wave energy converters. Methods and models of control are described next, including essential techniques from systems response and PID control to state space realization. Next, advanced reactive control techniques, such as Latching Control, Bang-Bang Control, and advanced optimal control algorithms, will be outlined. The final chapters show how to calculate optimal estimation for wave energy conversion using techniques such as Kalman Filters and Extended Kalman filters.

Providing a range of problems and case studies to enhance understanding, this book will take readers from the essentials of wave energy conversion to advanced control techniques for responsive energy production.

Inhalt

1. Introduction
   
   2. Hydrodynamics of Wave Energy Converters
   3. Dynamics of Wave Energy Converters
   4. Frequency Domain Analysis and Design
   5. Response to Wave Field and Control Force
   6. Time Domain Analysis and Design
   7. Control of Wave Energy Converters
   8. Optimal Control
   9. Optimal Estimation in Wave Energy Conversion