Experimental Validation of Model Predictive Control Applied to the Azura Wave Energy Converter ![](/Portals/0/2sxc/Blog4/dist/images/icon_lock.gif)
Ocean wave energy is a promising area of renewable energy development. However, there are unique operational challenges, particularly modeling, estimation, and control. This article presents a model-predictive control (MPC) formulation and its experimental testing applied to the 1/15th scale Azura wave energy converter developed by Northwest Energy Innovations (NWEI).
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