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CalWave First Iterative PTO Description

This documents summarizes a preliminary first iterative design of a PTO device developed by CalWave. The document includes controls, hydraulic, and electric architectures from the first iteration of the CalWave PTO design that match requirements set out by the "CalWave Holistic PT...

Kojimoto, N. et al CalWave Power Technologies Inc.

Dec 06, 2021
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CalWave Tank Testing Lir Deep Ocean Basin

Experimental tank testing report for CalWave's 1:20 & 1:30 scale prototype testing at the Lir National Ocean Test Facility in Ireland. Testing was completed in January 2018. Test report includes description of the scaled prototype, primary testing objectives, instrumentation and b...

Boerner, T. CalWave Power Technologies Inc.

Jan 15, 2018
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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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Single Turbine Test Procedure and Data Acquisition Plan, Rev. B

The TidGen80 Single Turbine System (TD80-STS or STS) will be used to test the power production performance of a single turbine in a tidal environment. Installation of the STS will also test the deployment system and methods for the full scale TD80. This document describes the te...

Hayes, N. ORPC Inc.

Apr 13, 2022
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CalWave xWave Device, Non-Commercially Sensitive Project Report

CalWave has developed a submerged pressure differential type Wave Energy Converter (WEC) architecture called xWave. The single body device oscillates submerged, is positively buoyant, and taut moored to the sea floor and integrates novel features such as absorber submergence depth...

Lehmann, M. and Davidson, R. CalWave Power Technologies Inc.

Feb 29, 2024
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Triton-C Point Absorber Preliminary System Design Package

Preliminary System Design Package for the Triton-C WEC, including a report and CAD drawings pertaining to the overall preliminary design, system arrangement, surface float hull, and surface float arrangement.

Mundon, T. Oscilla Power, Inc.

Dec 01, 2017
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TidGen MHK Generator Composite Fatigue Analysis Procedure

A procedure was described for performing a fatigue analysis of composite foils for an MHK generator. The steps included generating load data, S-N (Stress versus Number of cycles to failure) diagrams through fatigue testing, cycle counts, damage versus load, and cumulative damage. ...

Krumpe, A. ORPC Inc.

Apr 14, 2020
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TEAMER: xWave Real Time IMU Optimization for Advanced Controls

CalWave is developing a wave energy converter (WEC) called xWave that operates fully submerged and is classified as a type of submerged pressure differential WEC. As ocean waves pass over the submerged wave buoy, a pressure differential is created, exciting the absorber in multipl...

Spinneken, J. and Boerner, T. CalWave Power Technologies Inc.

Apr 18, 2023
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Direct-Drive Electrical Generator and PTO System for Flap-type Wave Energy Converters

Project and generator specifications and initial prototype test data for flap-type wave energy converters (WEC)

Englebretson, S. ABB Inc.

Mar 20, 2015
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CalWave Device Behavior in Different Sea States from Scaled Tank Testing

This submission contains a summary of tank test derived WEC device behavior in different irregular sea states. CalWave sought to conduct experimental tank testing of scaled prototype units early on in the design process to obtain a first estimation of device performance for sea ...

Boerner, T. and Murray, B. CalWave Power Technologies Inc.

Mar 30, 2018
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TEAMER: xWave ABS Path to Certification Prototype Validation Stage Redacted Release

This is CalWave's redacted release report for work conducted under TEAMER RFTS 12 with the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) on xWave, a submerged pressure differential type Wave Energy Converter (WEC). The project focused on prototype validation within the ABS New Technology Qual...

Boerner, T. et al CalWave Inc.

Jul 15, 2026
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TEAMER: xWave ABS Path to Certification Prototype Validation Stage Public Release

This is CalWave's public release report for work conducted under TEAMER RFTS 12 with the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) on xWave, a submerged pressure differential type Wave Energy Converter (WEC). The project focused on prototype validation within the ABS New Technology Qualif...

Boerner, T. et al CalWave Inc.

Jul 15, 2026
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CalWave Open Water Demo Budget Period 1 Reports

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

Boerner, T. et al CalWave Power Technologies Inc.

Jun 03, 2019
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Timeseries Data from the Experimental Testing of the OPI's Prototype Hydraulic Drivetrain.

Timeseries data from the experimental testing of the OPI's prototype hydraulic drivetrain. The data is provided in .mat file format. The units for the data can be found in the ReadMe included in the submission resources.

Mundon, T. Oscilla Power, Inc.

Nov 26, 2021
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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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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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TEAMER: CalWave xWave New Technology Qualification and Path to Certification Final Report

CalWave is developing a wave energy converter (WEC) called xWave, which operates fully submerged and is classified as a submerged pressure differential type. As ocean waves pass over the submerged wave buoy, a pressure differential is created, exciting the absorber in multiple deg...

Petcovic, D. and Zhang, S. CalWave Power Technologies Inc.

Oct 31, 2022
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TEAMER: Sandia and CalWave Torque Spring Assessment

Power-take-off (PTO) systems for wave energy converters (WEC) require restoring forces for efficient hydrodynamic as well as mechanical to electric power transfer. Implementation of an effective spring mechanism that can provide a restoring torque on e.g. a rotational, winch type ...

Boerner, T. et al CalWave Power Technologies Inc.

Apr 01, 2022
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LandRAY PTO Testing Utilizing the NREL NWTC 5MW Dynamometer

The overarching project objective is to demonstrate the feasibility of using an innovative PowerTake-Off (PTO) Module in Columbia Power's utility-scale wave energy converter (WEC). The PTO Module uniquely combines a large-diameter, direct-drive, rotary permanent magnet generator; ...

Lenee-Bluhm, P. and Rhinefrank, K. Columbia Power Technologies, Inc.

Jun 13, 2016
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TEAMER: OpenFAST Modeling and Simulation of the Aquantis AQ10 Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine

This dataset was developed under TEAMER technical support (CRD-21-17763-0) to model the Aquantis AQ10, a spar buoy-based marine hydrokinetic turbine, using the OpenFAST simulation framework. The project transitioned modeling from the proprietary Tidal Bladed tool to OpenFAST to en...

Swales, H. and Tran, T. Aquantis, Inc.

Jul 31, 2025
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AquaHarmonics SWEPT lab test data

This dataset contains laboratory test data from AquaHarmonics' 1:7 scale Wave Energy Converter (WEC) Power Take-Off (PTO), collected at Sandia National Laboratories' SWEPT facility from 2021 to 2023. It includes raw and processed data from individual test runs, run-specific PDF re...

Hagmüller, A. et al AquaHarmonics, Inc.

Jun 23, 2025
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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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Automated Fish Detection and Wildlife Tracking for Marine Energy Applications: Final Report and Review

This submission contains two technical resources produced for the U.S. Department of Energy Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) that evaluate and advance automated methods for underwater wildlife detection, tracking, and monitoring around marine energy systems. The project anal...

Slater, W. et al Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.

Dec 08, 2025
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Triton-C WEC Detailed System Design Package

The Detailed System Design Package for the Triton-C WEC, including a report and CAD drawings pertaining to the overall preliminary design, system arrangement, surface float hull, and surface float arrangement. D6 presents an overview of the final detailed design package for the T...