tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734677694393884321.post2238367381670577595..comments2019-05-22T08:11:46.322+01:00Comments on Wave Power Conundrums: Garage HarmonyAllyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00449637126649295730noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734677694393884321.post-77114915075953907122017-11-23T10:24:25.735+00:002017-11-23T10:24:25.735+00:00I read in some 'blogging for dummies' manu...I read in some 'blogging for dummies' manual about the best practice of acknowledging your personal connection to the subject matter. I try to do this but it feels a bit naff - very few people actually do this. However I need to now as someone has just congratulated me on the control system that won Aquaharmonics the WEP. So, just to be clear...<br /><br />I was just as surprised as anyone else when AH won - two regular guys I'd never heard of before made something in their garage that beat lots of more experienced, more qualified teams. I decided to track them down and find out how they won. After my first interview I thought 'they are good at making stuff, and they got lucky' and I wrote up my first draft. But some of their control choices didn't quite make sense, so we had a second interview. I realised then they were onto something and removed some of details from the first draft because it had become clear to me that they could be trade-secrets.<br /><br />When I published the version you see now I already knew I wanted to work with them on a control project of some sort. However the content for this blog was written before this realisation.<br /><br />I am very excited to now be collaborating with Aquaharmonics and Paul Stansell on a Wave Energy Scotland control project. We will be extending some work on reinforcement learning that Paul started a few years ago, and building algorithms that aim to reduce the cost of energy. Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449637126649295730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734677694393884321.post-72218397901958702942016-12-21T16:08:58.946+00:002016-12-21T16:08:58.946+00:00I couldn't find anything either, other than wh...I couldn't find anything either, other than what's on Google, namely: <br />as already mentioned, the rules: https://waveenergyprize.org/downloads/Wave_Energy_Prize_Rules_5.26.15_R1.pdf (metrics described in appendices),<br />the FAQs http://waveenergyprize.org/downloads/FAQ_07142016_FINAL.pdf (Q12 & Q24 give a general description of the metrics), <br />and a description of the devices at the point when they were entered into the competition: http://www.altenergymag.com/article/2015/09/technical-summaries-of-wave-energy-prize-official-qualified-teams/21560 (note that the AquaHarmonics technology had changed by the end of the competition). <br /><br />I agree it would be very interesting to see how different teams scored for different components, mainly because that would give an indication of which things were considered the most important influences on cost of energy. I don't yet know whether any more information is due to be released. The limited information on the web was the reason for interviewing the winning team. Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449637126649295730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734677694393884321.post-31874637739289911042016-12-21T06:23:55.771+00:002016-12-21T06:23:55.771+00:00Thank you Ally for keeping us updated about Wave E...Thank you Ally for keeping us updated about Wave Energy Prize. However, I cannot find any formal technical reports regarding WECs participated in this competition. I would like to find out how they calculate each performance metric and what are the scores for individual components. Have you seen any other related documents except Wave Energy Prize Rules? tornatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921506814017834966noreply@blogger.com