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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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TidGen: Single Turbine System Mooring Design Overview for Cobscook Bay, Maine

This document summarizes the design of the Single Turbine Subsystem (STS) 2-point mooring system in Cobscook Bay, ME. The TidGen80 (TD80) is a mid-water column tidal energy device being developed by ORPC. Initial testing will utilize a previously installed Bottom Support Frame (BS...

Scott, M. Ocean Renewable Power Company

Oct 19, 2022
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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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FOSWEC v2: System identification and control testing at Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory

This report summarizes the design and execution of a wave tank test of the floating oscillating surge wave energy converter (FOSWEC) in the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory Directional Wave Basin at Oregon State University. This device, which uses two "flaps" that pivot abou...

Coe, R. et al Sandia National Laboratories

Feb 01, 2020
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Wave Tank Testing Report for Controls Validation of a Heaving Point Absorber

The core objectives of this project is to improve the power capture of three different wave energy conversion (WEC) devices by more than 50% using an advanced control system and validate the attained improvements using wave tank and full scale testing. In parallel, we will bring a...

Previsic, M. et al Re Vision Consulting

Aug 26, 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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TEAMER: Tidal Currents in San Juan Archipelago, Washington

Re-analyzed acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) data originally collected by NOAA CO-OPS (Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services) and equivalent point data from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's FVCOM (Finite Volume Community Ocean Model) model of th...

Polagye, B. et al University of Washington

Dec 15, 2022
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Kvichak River RISEC Project Resource Reconnaissance and Physical Characterization, Igiugig, AK

During the summer and fall of 2011 TerraSond Ltd. (TerraSond) completed a bathymetric survey and hydrokinetic energy assessment of the Kvichak River at Igiugig, Alaska. The purpose of this work was to characterize the initial site conditions for the design and installation of a hy...

McEntee, J. Ocean Renewable Power Company

Oct 01, 2015
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TEAMER: Original HANNA Mono-Radial Turbine Post Access Report

Final report on a TEAMER RFTS 2 (request for technical support) study undertaken by Alden Research Laboratory for the Mono-radial turbine invented by John Clark Hanna DBA: Hanna Wave Energy Primary Drives. The study is a predictive numerical and CFD (computational fluid dynamics) ...

Hanna, J. Hanna Wave Energy Primary Drives

Mar 10, 2022
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Centipod WEC, Survivable Wave Energy Converters, Final Technical Report

This project shows that the choice of a secondary DOF for survivability is a viable option to reduce the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) in WEC designs. This report will cover the calculation of the concluded LCOE advantage using Dehlsen Associates’ “Centipod” WEC, but will ...

McCall, A. Dehlsen Associates, LLC

Oct 16, 2020
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CalWave Holistic PTO Design Product Requirement Document

CalWave Power Technologies is currently in the process of developing the conceptual architecture for a fully upscaled Wave Energy Converter. Current and past efforts have been for smaller scaled systems, with commensurately lower forces and length scales. This document contains a ...

Kojimoto, N. et al CalWave Power Technologies Inc.

Dec 06, 2021
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TEAMER: Additional Degree of Freedom for WEC Model

'Additional Degree of Freedom for WEC' WEC-Sim numerical model from RFTS 1 (request for technical support) TEAMER project. An increase in wave energy converter (WEC) efficiency requires not only consideration of the nonlinear effects in the WEC dynamics and the power take-off (PTO...

McCall, A. et al Dehlsen Associates, LLC

May 26, 2022
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Triton-C WEC Fabrication Plan (DDP)

This is the Fabrication Plan for the Triton-C WEC based on the Detailed System Design Package (DDP), including a report and visuals pertaining to the overall detailed design of the reaction ring, surface float hull, power take off and surface float arrangement. Oscilla Power Inc,...

Stinson, K. and Mundon, T. Oscilla Power, Inc.

Nov 02, 2020
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Techno-Economic Optimization of the SurgeWEC Device

This is the post-access report for a Teamer-funded effort to optimize the SurgeWEC device, a near-shore pivoting flap wave energy conversion device used to desalinate water. Parametrically driven cost and performance models enabled an integrated optimization approach at the farm s...

Previsic, M. Re Vision Consulting

Feb 20, 2022
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Triton-C WEC Installation, Operations and Maintenance Plan (DDP)

This is the Installation, Operations and Maintenance (IO&M) Plan for the Triton-C WEC based on the Detailed System Design Package (DDP), including a report and visuals pertaining to the overall detailed design of the reaction ring, surface float hull, power take off and surface fl...

Stinson, K. et al Oscilla Power, Inc.

Nov 02, 2020
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Wave Energy Prize 1/20th Testing AquaHarmonics Point Absorber

Data from the 1/20th scale testing data completed on the Wave Energy Prize for the AquaHarmonics team, including the 1/20th scale test plan, raw test data, video, photos, and data analysis results. The top level objective of the 1/20th scale device testing is to obtain the necess...

Scharmen, W. Ricardo Detroit Technical Center

Sep 02, 2016
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TEAMER: Triton Systems Oscillating Water Column Modeling Data and Report

This dataset provides the output of six Wave Energy Converter Simulator (WEC-Sim) simulations and accompanying documentation for the modeling of Triton Systems' oscillating water column (OWC) system at tank scale (validated using available data for tuning the model, Tests 1-2) and...

Forbush, D. et al Sandia National Laboratories

Aug 30, 2024
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CalWave Design For PacWave Preliminary Design Phase Project Management Plan

The project objectives for CalWave's deployment at PacWave are distinguished by the Preliminary Design Phase and the Detailed Design Phase. For the Preliminary Design Phase, the Project Management Plan outlines the project objectives, broader impacts, project tasks and timeline, c...

Boerner, T. et al CalWave Power Technologies Inc.

Feb 01, 2021
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Net Shape Fabricated Low Cost MHK Pass-Through the Hub Turbine Blades with Integrated Health Management Technology

The primary objective of this project is to develop a three-blade MHK rotor with low manufacturing and maintenance costs. The proposed program will design, fabricate and test a novel half-scale low cost, net shape fabricated single piece three-blade MHK rotor with integrated healt...

Wess, D. ARL Penn State

Feb 09, 2016
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ALFA Shared Autonomy Manipulation Data with a Seabotix vLBV300

This report outlines marine field demonstrations for manipulation tasks with a semi-Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (sAUV). The vehicle is built off a Seabotix vLBV300 platform with custom software interfacing it with the Robot Operating System (ROS). The vehicle utilizes an inertia...

Hollinger, G. and Lawrance, N. Oregon State University

Jun 19, 2017
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TEAMER: DAISY Variant and Tether Tests, Admirality Inlet, WA

Acoustic data and metadata from Drifting Acoustic Instrumentation SYstem (DAISY) testing in Admiralty Inlet (connecting Puget Sound to the Strait of San Juan de Fuca) in July 2022. Tests focused on occurrences of flow noise for three hydrophone package variants and on the potentia...

Crisp, C. et al University of Washington

Jul 14, 2022
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HERO WEC V1 Upgrade 2023 Laboratory Testing (processed data)

The following submission includes processed laboratory data from NREL's Hydraulic and Electric Reverse Osmosis Wave Energy Converter (HERO WEC), in the form of MATLAB workspaces. This dataset was created using NREL's Large Amplitude Motion Platform (LAMP) and collected between Aug...

Panzarella, J. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jan 01, 2024
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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: Experimental performance characterization of a shrouded axial-flow turbine

Sitkana has developed a shrouded hydrokinetic turbine with a modular, low-cost design that can be scaled to meet the needs of remote communities. With technical support from the University of Washington, Sitkana sought to experimentally characterize the mechanical power and struct...

McMullan, L. et al University of Washington

Oct 20, 2023
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TEAMER: Results of Investigating Structural Design Concepts and Alternative Materials for a Wave Power System

Included here are materials from a study on the design of a three-body Wave Energy Converter (WEC) utilizing a heave plate, dual Power Take Offs (PTOs), and single point mooring. A material trade study has been conducted to evaluate the effects of introducing various metallic and ...

Whitney, C. et al Cardinal Engineering

Apr 27, 2024
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