Submerged wave energy converter for deep water operations

A method for operating a wave energy converter comprising an absorber body, a plurality of power takeoff units coupled to the absorber body, and a plurality of mooring lines, wherein each of the plurality of mooring lines couples a power takeoff unit of the plurality of power takeoff units to a seafloor, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a controller, data from one or more sensors integrated into the wave energy converter;
• determining, by the controller, a tension on a first mooring line of the plurality of mooring lines to manage a load exerted on the wave energy converter based on the data from the one or more sensors;
• and
• adjusting the tension of the first mooring line to the tension determined by the controller.

A method for operating a wave energy converter comprising an absorber body, a power takeoff unit coupled to the absorber body, and a mooring line that couples the power takeoff unit to a seafloor, the method comprising:

• determining, by the controller, an adjustment of one or more of:
• a tension in the first mooring line,
• a submergence depth of the absorber body, and
• a geometry of the absorber body, in order to regulate motion of the absorber body to maximize power generation;
• and
• adjusting at least one of the tension in the mooring line, the submergence depth of the absorber body, or the geometry of the absorber body, respectively, based on the adjustment determined by the controller.