Offshore Renewable Energies
- Z. Liao, P. Stansby, G. Li and E. C. Moreno, "High-Capacity Wave Energy Conversion by Multi-Float, Multi-PTO, Control and Prediction: Generalized State-Space Modelling With Linear Optimal Control and Arbitrary Headings," in IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 2123-2131, Oct. 2021, doi: 10.1109/TSTE.2021.3082510.
- Y. Zhang, P. Stansby and G. Li, Non-causal Linear Optimal Control with Adaptive Sliding Mode Observer for Multi-Body Wave Energy Converters, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, accepted, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/TSTE.2020.3012412
- W. He, W. Xiang, X. He and G. Li, Boundary vibration control of a floating wind turbine system with mooring lines, Control Engineering Practice, Vol 101, 104423, August 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conengprac.2020.104423
- Z. Liao, P. Stansby and G. Li, A generic linear non-causal optimal control framework integrated with wave excitation force prediction for multi-mode wave energy converters with application to M4, Applied Ocean Research, vol. 97, 102056, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apor.2020.102056
- Y. Zhang and G. Li*, Robust Excitation Force Estimation and Prediction for Wave Energy Converter M4 Based on Adaptive Sliding-Mode Observer, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol.16(2), pages 1163-1171, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/TII.2019.2941886
- S. Zhan, J. Na , G. Li and B. Wang, Adaptive Model Predictive Control of Wave Energy Converters, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, vol.11(1), pp. 229-238, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/TSTE.2018.2889767
- Z. Liao, P. Stansby, G. Li*, Linear non-causal optimal control of an attenuator type wave energy converter M4, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 1278-1286, July 2020. DOI: 10.1109/TSTE.2019.2922782
- X. He, W. He, Y. Liu, Y. Wang, G. Li, Y. Wang, Robust Adaptive Control of an Offshore Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion System, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Systems, vol. 50, no. 12, pp. 5285-5295, June 2020, doi: 10.1109/TSMC.2018.2870999
- Y. Zhang and G. Li, Non-causal Linear Optimal Control of Wave Energy Converters with Enhanced Robustness by Sliding Mode Control, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, vol.11(4), pp. 2201-2209, 2019. DOI: 10.1109/TSTE.2019.2952200
- S. Zhan, J. Na and G. Li*, Nonlinear Noncausal Optimal Control of Wave Energy Converters via Approximate Dynamic Programming, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol.15(11), pages 6070 - 6079, 2019. DOI: 10.1109/TII.2019.2935236
- S. Zhan, G. Li*, C. Bailey, Economic feedback model predictive control of wave energy converters,IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol 67(5), pp. 3932-3943, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2019.2922947
- S Zhan, G. Li*, J. Na and W. He, Feedback noncausal model predictive control of wave energy converters, Control Engineering Practice, vol 85, pp. 110-120, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conengprac.2018.12.015
- J. Na, B. Wang, G. Li*, S. Zhan, and W. He, Nonlinear Constrained Optimal Control of Wave Energy Converters with Adaptive Dynamic Programming, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol 66(10), pp 7904 - 7915, 2019. DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2018.2880728
- J. Na, G. Li*, B. Wang, G. Herrmann, S. Zhan, Robust Optimal Control of Wave Energy Converters Based on Adaptive Dynamic Programming, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, vol.10(2), 961 - 970, 2019. DOI: 10.1109/TSTE.2018.2856802
- S. Zhan and G. Li*, Linear optimal noncausal control of wave energy converters, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 27(4), pages 1526 - 1536, 2019. DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2018.2812740
- L Kong, W He, C Yang, G Li, Z Zhang, Adaptive fuzzy control for a marine vessel with time-varying constraints, IET Control Theory & Applications, vol.12(10), pages 1448 - 1455, 2018. DOI: 10.1049/iet-cta.2017.0757
- G. Li. Nonlinear model predictive control of a wave energy converter based on differential flatness parameterisation, International Journal of Control, 90 (1), pp. 68-77, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207179.2015.1088173
- G. Li and M. Belmont. Model predictive control of sea wave energy converters - Part I: a convex approach for a single device, Renewable Energy, Volume 69, pages 453-463, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2014.03.070
- G. Li and M. Belmont. Model predictive control of an array of sea wave energy converters - Part II: an array of devices, Renewable Energy, Vol. 68, pages 540-549, 2014.PDF https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2014.02.028
- G. Li, G. Weiss, M. Mueller, S. Townley and M. R. Belmont (2012). Wave energy converter control by wave prediction and dynamic programming. Renewable Energy vol. 48, 392-403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2012.05.003
- Z. Liao, G. Li and P. Stansby, Linear optimal control on a multi-PTO wave energy converter M4 with performance analysis, Developments in Renewable Energies Offshore: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore, RENEW 2020, Lisbon, Portugal, 12-15 October 2020.
- Y. Zhang, S. Zhan and G. Li, Model Predictive Control of Wave Energy Converters with Prediction Error Tolerance, IFAC World Congress, 2020.
- Y. Zhang and G. Li*, Wave Excitation Force Estimation for Wave Energy Converters Using Adaptive Sliding Mode Observer, American Control Conference, Philadelphia, 2019.
- Z. Liao and G. Li*, Energy-maximizing control of pitch type wave energy converter M4, American Control Conference, Philadelphia, 2019.
- Y. Zhang, G. Li and W. He, Excitation Force Estimation for Wave Energy Converters Using Super Twisting Observer, the 15th International Conference on Intelligent Unmanned Systems, Beijing, 2019.
- S. Zhan, B. Wang, J. Na, G. Li*, Adaptive Optimal Control of Wave Energy Converters, the 11th IFAC Conference on Control Applications in Marine Systems, Robotics, and Vehicles, Opatija, Croatia, Sep. 10-12, 2018.
- Z. Liao, G. Nian,P. Stansby and G. Li*, Control-Oriented Modelling for Wave Energy Converter M4, the 4th Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC 2018), Taipei, Taiwan, Sep. 9-13, 2018.
- J. Na, G. Li*, S. Zhan, Online Optimal Control of Wave Energy Converters Via Adaptive Dynamic Programming, American Control Conference, Milwaukee, June, 2018.
- Y Song, X He, G Li, W He, C Sun, Vibration control for a floating ocean thermal energy conversion system, the 33rd Youth Academic Annual Conference of Chinese Association of Automation (YAC), 2018.
- S. Zhan and G. Li, A reliable optimal controller design method for sea wave energy converters, the 12th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, Cork, Ireland, September, 2017.
- S. Zhan, G. Li and W. He, Robust Feedback Model Predictive Control of Sea Wave Energy Converters, the 20th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control, Toulouse, 2017.
- Xiang W., He W., He X., Xu S., Li G., Sun C. Three-Dimensional Vibrations Control Design for a Single Point Mooring Line System with Input Saturation. In: Liu D., Xie S., Li Y., Zhao D., El-Alfy ES. (eds) Neural Information Processing. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 10639. Springer, 2017.
- S. Zhan, H. Huijberts, J. Na and G. Li, Optimal controller design and constraints analysis of a sea wave energy converter, UKACC, Belfast, 2016.
- G. Li, Predictive control of a wave energy converter with wave prediction using differential flatness, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Japan, Dec, 2015.
- G. Li, M. R. Belmont. Model Predictive Control of a Sea Wave Energy Converter: A Convex Approach, the 19th IFAC World Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, August, 2014.
- G. Li and M. R. Belmont. Model predictive control of wave energy converters, the 10th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, Alborg, Denmark, 2013.
- G. Weiss, G. Li, M. Mueller, S. Townley, and M. R. Belmont. Optimal control of wave energy converters using deterministic sea wave prediction, The Energy & Materials Research Conference, Torremolinos, Malaga, Spain, June, 2012.