A maximum power point tracking algorithm for buoy rope drum wave energy converters
The maximum power point tracking control is the key link to improve the energy conversion efficiency of wave energy converters (WEC) This paper presents a novel variable step size Perturb and Observe maximum power point tracking algorithm with a power classification standard for control of a buoy rope drum WEC. The algorithm and simulation model of the buoy rope drum WEC are presented in details, as well as simulation experiment results. The results show that the algorithm tracks the maximum power point of the WEC fast and accurately.