Power dispatch based advection consensus algorithm for wave energy harvesting cluster system

This paper proposes a coordination control algorithm for wave energy harvesting cluster system based on the advection consensus algorithm. The coordinated generating of the generated power among multiple wave energy harvesting units is implemented through the control algorithm. Under maintaining the load supply voltage, the output power of each unit matches the available wave energy. Firstly, applying the identity of the state sum in advection interaction, the total output of the power harvesting cluster strictly guarantees the load power support and voltage. Moreover, each unit dynamically adjusts the output power according to the available wave energy, and the power output of each unit can be obtained under the current wave energy harvesting condition. Secondly, according to the maximum power output and position state of each unit, the reference output power command of each unit is regulated by the secondary controller. The primary controller is applied to the reference output command. Finally, an example and simulation results comprised of five power sources are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the algorithm.