Ryan Coe

R&D mechanical engineer

Biography

Ryan Coe received a B.S. degree in Ocean Engineering (2009) and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering (2013), both from Virginia Tech, and he subsequently joined Sandia National Laboratories’ Water Power Technologies group in 2013. Ryan’s research focuses primarily on wave energy converters (WEC) modeling, testing, control, and design. Ryan is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, the Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, and the Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy and an Editorial Board member for Energies.

Education

Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering (2013), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA
B.S. in Ocean Engineering (2009), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA

Selected publications

Andrew Hamilton, François Cazenave, Dominic Forbush, Ryan Coe, Giorgio Bacelli, (2021). The MBARI-WEC: a power source for ocean sensing Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy https://doi.org/10.1007/s40722-021-00197-9 Publication ID: 78608

Ryan Coe, Seongho Ahn, Vincent Neary, Peter Kobos, Giorgio Bacelli, (2021). Maybe less is more: Considering capacity factor, saturation, variability, and filtering effects of wave energy devices Applied Energy https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.116763 Publication ID: 77690

Ryan Coe, Giorgio Bacelli, Dominic Forbush, (2021). A practical approach to wave energy modeling and control Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.110791 Publication ID: 77243

Giorgio Bacelli, Ryan Coe, (2021). Comments on Control of Wave Energy Converters IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology https://doi.org/10.1109/TCST.2020.2965916 Publication ID: 70697

Ryan Coe, Carlos Michelen, Aubrey Eckert, Cédric Sallaberry, (2018). Full long-term design response analysis of a wave energy converter Renewable Energy https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2017.09.056 Publication ID: 53422

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Selected patents

Umesh Korde, Ryan G. Coe, and Giorgio Bacelli. Tubular wave power device.
Giorgio Bacelli, Dominic Forbush, Steven J. Spencer, Ryan G. Coe, and David G. Wilson. A self-tuning WEC controller for changing sea states.
Ossama Abdelkhalik, Shangyan Zou, Rush D. Robinett, David G. Wilson, Giorgio Bacelli, Ryan Geoffrey Coe, and Umesh Korde. Multi-resonant feedback control of multiple degree-of-freedom wave energy converters.