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WEC Controls Optimization Final Report

The over-arching project objective is to fully develop and validate optimal controls frameworks that can subsequently be applied widely to different WEC devices and concepts. Optimal controls of WEC devices represent a fundamental building block for WEC designers that must be cons...

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

Aug 26, 2020
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RANS Simulation RRF of Single Full Scale DOE RM1 MHK Turbine

Attached are the .cas and .dat files for the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) simulation of a single full scale DOE RM1 turbine implemented in ANSYS FLUENT CFD-package. In this case study taking advantage of the symmetry of the DOE RM1 geometry, only half of the geometry i...

Javaherchi, T. et al University of Washington

Apr 10, 2013
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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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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 Field Testing of a Dual Sonar System for Detecting Woody Debris

Field testing of a dual sonar system for detecting woody debris in natural settings was conducted at the Tanana River Test Site (TRTS) in Nenana, AK between 8/26 and 9/23, 2015. The TRTS is approximately 65 miles south of Fairbanks and is well suited for testing hydrokinetic energ...

Kasper, J. University of Alaska Fairbanks

Apr 11, 2022
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ORPC RivGen Hydrokinetic Turbine Wake Characterization

Field measurements of mean flow and turbulence parameters at the Kvichak river prior to and after the deployment of ORPC's RivGen hydrokinetic turbine. Data description and turbine wake analysis are presented in the attached manuscript "Wake measurements from a hydrokinetic river ...

Thomson, J. and Guerra, M. University of Washington

Feb 27, 2018
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Numerical Analysis of Two-Body Floating Attenuator WEC (Waveberg)

The project involved developing a WEC-Sim model of the Waveberg 1:25 model tested in the wave flume at Stevens Institute Davidson Laboratory. The Waveberg uses a piston pump as the PTO; the back pressure on the pump is the key operating variable. The model did not achieve the scal...

Wegener, P. DBA Waveberg Development

Mar 26, 2025
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Tidal Energy Resource Characterization, Velocity and Turbulence Measurements, Processed Data, Cook Inlet, AK, 2021

This submission contains processed datasets from a long-term deployment of 3 moorings and a transect survey of the proposed tidal energy site off the East Forelands in Cook Inlet, AK. The long-term mooring datasets were created from 8 instruments mounted on a Terrasond High Ener...

McVey, J. and Kilcher, L. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Aug 31, 2021
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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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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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MHK Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) Guidance and Techno-Economic Analysis Materials

Useful information and tools for calculating the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) and MHK Cost Breakdown Structure. Includes a structure for calculating the capital expenditures and operating costs of a marine energy technology or device, reference resource data for both wave and ...

Jenne, S. and Baca, E. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Nov 08, 2019
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TEAMER: FOSWEC Mooring Modeling and Analysis, Post Access Report and Data

Floating oscillating surge wave energy converters (FOSWECs) offer several advantages over bottom-hinged oscillating surge wave energy converters, including large wave potential at deep-water sites with fewer permitting and environmental concerns outside territorial waters. As a te...

Housner, S. et al Virginia Tech

Jun 14, 2022
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Advanced TidGen Power System Material Characterization Program

The TidGen Power System generates emission-free electricity from tidal currents and connects directly into existing grids using smart grid technology. The power system consists of three major subsystems: shore-side power electronics, mooring system, and turbine generator unit (TGU...

Marnagh, C. and McEntee, J. Ocean Renewable Power Company

Jun 14, 2018
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Advanced TidGen Power System Deployment and Mooring System

Marnagh, C. and McEntee, J. Ocean Renewable Power Company

Jun 14, 2018
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Admiralty Inlet, WA Tidal Currents

Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data from seafloor tripods in Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound, Washington. Data collected from April 2009 through December 2012. When using the data, please cite the J. Oceanic Eng. paper included in this submission, and please contact Jim Tho...

Thomson, J. Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center

Apr 01, 2009
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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. Stevens Institute of Technology

Aug 10, 2010
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Co-Design of Marine Energy Converters for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Docking and Recharging Software and Data

Software and testing data from the OH Hinsdale Wave lab for DOE-funded project on Co-Design of Marine Energy Converters for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Docking and Recharging. This project will perform foundational research and testing to accelerate the sector-wide development a...

Hollinger, G. et al Oregon State University

Oct 26, 2022
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Aquantis 2.5 MW Ocean Current Generation Device Design Details

Items in this submission provide the detailed design of the Aquantis Ocean Current Turbine and accompanying analysis documents, including preliminary designs, verification of design reports, CAD drawings of the hydrostatic drivetrain, a test plan and an operating conditions simula...

Banko, R. et al Dehlsen Associates, LLC

Jun 03, 2015
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Wave and Offshore Wind Resource in the U.S. Pacific Ocean Minor Outlying Islands

Coastal environments such as islands have unique opportunities for renewable energy resources. This work explores the wave and offshore wind energy potential for the U.S. Pacific Ocean Minor Outlying Islands, including Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, K...

Yang, Z. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Dec 31, 2020
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2017 Western Passage Tidal Energy Resource Characterization Measurements

These data are from tidal resource characterization measurements collected between April and July 2017 in Western Passage near Eastport, Maine, USA. The dataset contains the following four sub-datasets, each of which is described in more detail in the README.pdf. 1. A bottom-mou...

Kilcher, L. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jul 31, 2017
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Current Energy Harnessing using Synergistic Kinematics of Schools of Fish-Shaped Bodies: Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory Tank Testing Data

The objectives of the proposed work pertain to building a high power-density and high efficiency device to harness MHK energy by mimicking fish-school kinematics. Vortex Hydro Energy is collaborating with a concept formed and undergone preliminary testing at the University of Mich...

Bernitsas, M. Vortex Hydro Energy

Apr 11, 2017
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UNH TDP Concurrent Measurements of Inflow, Power Performance, and Loads for a Grid-Synchronized Vertical Axis Cross-Flow Turbine Operating in a Tidal Estuary

This data was collected between October 12 and December 15 of 2021 at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and Atlantic Marine Energy Center (AMEC) turbine deployment platform (TDP). This data set includes over 29 days of grid connected turbine operation during this 65 day time f...

Wosnik, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Dec 21, 2021
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