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TEAMER: Initial Testing of Wave Energy-Powered UV-C LED Anti-Biofouling System, Post-Access Report, 3newable LLC

Biofouling severely limits the quality of data coming from buoy-mounted sensors. 3newable is co-developing a unique solution to the biofouling problem together with the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) at WHOI to design and build a buoy-mounted WEC as an integrated power sourc...

Minsky, M. et al 3newable LLC

Sep 20, 2022
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Modeling and Performance Data for Heaving Buoy Wave Energy Converter with a Compressible Degree of Freedom (CDOF)

Modeling and performance data in Matlab data file (.mat) containing 3 structures (WEC model, simRes_sr and simRes_fix), and a pdf document describing the model, the simulations, and the analysis that has been carried out.

Bacelli, G. Sandia National Laboratories

Sep 28, 2016
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Azura Advanced Controls 1/15th Scale Wave Tank Testing

Experimental data from the wave tank test of the Advanced control systems developed by Northwest Energy Innovations (NWEI) for the Azura at the University of Maine in Orono (UMO). Summary data is included utilizing the WEC Lab Testing Content Model v2.1. All raw and processed expe...

Ling, B. Northwest Energy Innovations

Feb 02, 2018
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Development of Classification Systems for Wave Energy Resources and WEC Technologies

The submission includes wave resource classification reports, summary of classification statistics and regional trends, and data files with classification statistics for selected sites for extreme significant wave height. Two conference papers were uploaded that include classifica...

Neary, V. et al Sandia National Laboratories

Jun 30, 2017
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Tidal Current Cross-flow Turbine Wake ADV and PIV Data

Measurements in the wake of a high-solidity cross-flow turbine in a laboratory flume obtained using Acoustic Doppler Velocimetry and Particle Image Velocimetry for the purposes of characterizing the turbine wake and comparing the methods.

Polagye, B. University of Washington

Dec 06, 2016
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Observation-Based Resource Assessment of Gulf Stream MHK

Multi-year measurements of current velocity, salinity, and temperature from fixed and vessel-mounted sensors quantify Gulf Stream (GS) MHK resource variability and inform development off Cape Hatteras, NC. Vessel transects across the GS demonstrate a jet-like velocity structure wi...

Muglia, M. et al North Carolina State University

Jan 01, 2020
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TEAMER: Biofouling Analysis for Wave Energy Piston Design Load Cell Data

Biofouling and corrosion are a major concern for all ocean-deployed components, especially when mechanical motion is involved. Triton has developed the concept of a biofouling mitigation seal as part of the piston sealing assembly for the Triton Wave Energy Converter (TSI-WEC). Th...

Robertson, T. et al Triton Systems, Inc.

Nov 01, 2021
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Advanced WEC Dynamics and Controls, Test 1

Numerous studies have shown that advanced control of a wave energy converter's (WEC's) power take off (PTO) can provide significant increases (on the order of 200-300%) in WEC energy absorption. Transitioning these control approaches from simplified paper studies to application in...

Coe, R. Sandia National Laboratories

Feb 26, 2016
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TEAMER: Pitching Foil Crossflow Turbine Efficiency Data

This dataset documents the efficiency testing of a pitching foil crossflow turbine, conducted at the University of New Hampshire's (UNH) Chase Ocean Engineering Laboratory tow tank facility. The tests explored various pitch phases and amplitudes, ranging from 0 to 18 degrees, acro...

McEntee, J. Ocean Renewable Power Company

Aug 07, 2024
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TEAMER: Water Tunnel Data from Testing the Pterofin Skimmer Concept

Pterofin's Skimmer concept relies on a flapping and pitching hydrofoil to extract hydrokinetic energy from water flows. The concept aims to utilize unsteady fluid dynamics phenomena (added mass, shed vorticity, and unsteady boundary layer development) to achieve higher lift coeffi...

Jaffa, N. et al Pennsylvania State University, Applied Research Laboratory

Jul 13, 2023
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Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Oscylator cylinders

This is one of the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. The parameters for the test are in the info.txt file.

Taipale, J. Vortex Hydro Energy

Feb 07, 2017
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CalWave Open Water Demonstration PTO Belt Assessment & Test Report Public

PTO (Power Take-Off) belt test and analysis report conducted under CalWave's Open Water Demonstration Award EE0008097 Belt Tradeoffs for Winch PTO. The report tests two types of belts: a high modulus polyethylene (HMPE) woven fiber belt and a steel cable polyurethane belt. The goa...

Kojimoto, N. and Boerner, T. CalWave Power Technologies Inc.

May 28, 2021
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Experimental Testing of a Floating Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter at Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory

In order to generate a public data set that can be used to validate Wave Energy Converter (WEC) numerical codes, such as WEC-Sim, Sandia National Laboratories led an experimental testing campaign of a 1:33 scale Floating Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter (FOSWEC) in the Dire...

Ruehl, K. et al Sandia National Laboratories

Jun 15, 2016
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TEAMER: WEC-Sim Modeling of Laminar Scientific patented seesaw Wave Energy Converter

Laminar Scientific's patented nearshore seesaw wave energy converter has several features assessed in this study utilizing the Wave Energy Converter SIMulator (WEC-Sim) Facility. One of these features is the ability to change spacing between two spherical floats of the seesaw to a...

Iyer, N. et al Laminar Scientific Inc.

Nov 21, 2024
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Wave Tank Testing of 1-DoF Heaving Buoy for Controls Validation Purposes

This submission includes the wave tank testing data used to validate the controls optimization efforts of a heaving 1-DoF buoy.

Previsic, M. et al Re Vision Consulting

Jul 13, 2017
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Aquantis 2.5 MW Ocean Current Generation Device MHK Hydrofoils Design, Wind Tunnel Optimization and CFD Analysis Report

Dataset contains MHK Hydrofoils Design and Optimization and CFD Analysis Report for the Aquantis 2.5 MW Ocean Current Generation Device, as well as MHK Hydrofoils Wind Tunnel Test Plan and Checkout Test Report.

Shiu, H. et al Dehlsen Associates, LLC

Jun 03, 2015
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Wave Carpet Controls Design Optimization

To assess CalWave's submerged Wave Carpet Technology for system performance advancement, CalWave seeks to test advanced controls methodologies on a simplified wave carpet model, which potentially can be used in further research to leverage the design to a full wave carpet assessme...

Previsic, M. and Karthikeyan, A. Re Vision Consulting

Aug 26, 2020
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CalWave WEC Open Water Demonstration Final Test Report

The objective of this project is to advance the Technology Readiness Level of the x1 Wave Energy Converter (WEC) developed by CalWave Power Technologies Inc. through advanced numerical simulations, dynamic hardware tests, and ultimately a scaled open water demonstration deployment...

Boerner, T. et al CalWave Power Technologies Inc.

Nov 30, 2022
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Focusing Wave Energy for Wave Energy Converter Applications

Wave tank tests at Stevens Institute of Technology quantified the ability of near-surface platforms to concentrate wave energy over the platform. Due to the instantaneous change in water depth, mass, energy, and power are conserved in this process. The energy and power concentrat...

Raftery, M. Martin and Ottaway

Aug 10, 2010
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CalWave Revised IO&M Plan CalWave Open Water Demo

Revised IO&M Plan for CalWave's open water demonstration at Scripps Institution of Oceanography for the open water demonstration to be conducted in collaboration with University of California, San Diego (UCSD) near the Scripps Institute of Oceanography (SIO) pier, in a water dept...

Petcovic, D. et al CalWave Power Technologies Inc.

Jun 02, 2020
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TEAMER: Tidal Energy Resource Characterization and Model Validation via the Assessment of Distributed Current Measurements from microFloat Swarms, Data and Post-Access Report

This project evaluated how high-resolution, spatially distributed field data can be used to refine and validate site-scale hydrodynamic simulations of tidal channels. Use of such spatially-distributed field observations or site-scale hydrodynamic simulations will be needed for pro...

Harrison, T. et al University of Washington (NNMREC) Applied Physics Lab

Aug 20, 2020
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State Estimation for advanced control of wave energy converters

A report on state estimation for advanced control of wave energy converters (WECs), with supporting data models and slides from the overview presentation. The methods discussed are intended for use to enable real-time closed loop control of WECs.

Coe, R. and Bacelli, G. Sandia National Laboratories

Apr 25, 2017
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Modeled Hourly Tidal Current Velocities, Directions, and Heights from May 1 September 1, 2005 at Two Points Near East Forelands and Tyonek in Cook Inlet, Alaska

This dataset includes modeled tidal current velocities, direction and depth at two locations in East and North Forelands (60.716, 151.434 and 61.024, 151.157) near Nikiski and Tyonek, respectively, in Cook Inlet, Alaska. Data from two grid cells were provided by the Pacific Northw...

Bond, B. et al University of Alaska Fairbanks

Oct 05, 2022
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TEAMER: Crossflow Turbine Fairing Geometry Optimization Report and CFD Modeling Files

The dataset includes computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models and simulation files for crossflow turbines as well as a detailed project report. The report documents the project undertaken by the Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) to design and optimize a modular fairing for the...