Considering linear generator copper losses on model predictive control for a point absorber wave energy converter

This paper proposes a model predictive control technique that considers the copper losses in the control optimization process of point absorbers with direct drive linear generators. This proposal makes the most of reactive control as it considers the copper losses, and it makes the most of the model predictive control, as it considers the system constraints. This means that the useful power transferred from the linear generator to the power converters increases. In this sense, the average power delivered to the grid increases and the implementation viability improves. In this paper, the results of the simulations are compared with those obtained from other control strategies in irregular waves.