Optimal design of sensor networks for enhanced ocean wave energy conversion

Author

Alnajjab, Basel ; Blum, Rick S.

Author_Institution

Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

3-6 Nov. 2013

Firstpage

384

Lastpage

388

Abstract

Advanced control systems for Wave Energy Converter (WEC) devices require the prediction of the exact time waveforms of ocean waves. In this paper, ocean waves are described as a sum of several plane waves of different frequencies and directions of travel while sensor measurements are assumed to be observed under Gaussian noise. A general expression for the Cramer Rao Bound (CRB) of the estimates is derived pertaining to the group of sensors analyzed in the paper. The CRB is used as the criterion for determining the recommended type of sensors to be used for ocean environments described by a single frequency and a single direction.

Keywords

Gaussian noise; distributed sensors; estimation theory; ocean waves; power convertors; power generation control; wave power generation; Cramer Rao bound; Gaussian noise; advanced control systems; exact time waveform prediction; ocean environments; ocean wave energy conversion enhancement; optimal sensor network design; sensor measurements; travel directions; travel frequencies; wave energy converter devices; Acceleration; Mathematical model; Ocean waves; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface waves;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Signals, Systems and Computers, 2013 Asilomar Conference on

Conference_Location

Pacific Grove, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-2388-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ACSSC.2013.6810301

Filename

6810301