Search MHK Data

Model and experimental validation of ocean kite dynamics and controls

This submission includes two peer-reviewed papers from researchers at North Carolina State University presenting the modeling and lab-scale experimentation of the dynamics and control of a tethered tidal ocean kite. Below are the abstracts of each file included in the submission. ...

Vermillion, C. et al North Carolina State University

Mar 01, 2020
2 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

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
3 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

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
4 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

RANS Simulation VBM of Single Lab Scaled DOE RM1 MHK Turbine

Attached are the .cas and .dat files for the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) simulation of a single lab-scaled DOE RM1 turbine implemented in ANSYS FLUENT CFD-package. The lab-scaled DOE RM1 is a re-design geometry, based of the full scale DOE RM1 design, producing same po...

Javaherchi, T. et al University of Washington (NNMREC)

Apr 15, 2014
8 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

TEAMER: Techno-Economic Assessment of the Crestwing WEC Device

This dataset contains a report and an Excel file documenting a techno-economic model developed to assess the Crestwing wave energy converter (WEC), an attenuator-type device composed of two hinged rectangular barges. Funded by TEAMER and carried out by Re Vision Consulting, the st...

Previsic, M. Re Vision Consulting

Mar 14, 2025
3 Resources
0 Stars
Curated

NWEI Azura RTI 1/20th Model Validation Wave Tank Test Data

Data from the 1/20th wave tank test of the RTI model. Northwest Energy Innovations (NWEI) has licensed intellectual property from RTI, and modified the PTO and retested the 1/20th RTI model that was tested as part of the Wave Energy Prize. The goal of the test was to validate NWEI...

Ling, B. and Lettenmaier, T. Northwest Energy Innovations

May 08, 2017
7 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Optimization of Marine Energy Conversion Systems Through Modeling, Optimization, and CHIL Validation

The work aims to achieve optimal tidal energy conversion through a comprehensive approach of modeling, optimization, and control hardware-in-the-loop (CHIL) validation. By developing accurate models and employing optimization techniques, it seeks to identify efficient system confi...

Luo, F. et al Stony Brook University

Jul 17, 2023
6 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

RANS Simulation ADM of the NREL Phase VI wind turbine modeled as MHK Turbine

Attached are the .cas and .dat files for the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) simulation of a single lab-scaled DOE RM1 turbine implemented in ANSYS FLUENT CFD-package. In this case study the flow field around and in the wake of the NREL Phase VI wind turbine, modeled is MH...

Javaherchi, T. University of Washington

Jun 08, 2016
3 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

TEAMER: AquaHarmonics High Fidelity WEC Sim PTO and Control Model Validation, Sim Model

Collaborative effort between AquaHarmonics, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to revise and validate Aquaharmonics' full wave to wire model, allowing for reduced uncertainty and increased understanding of design requirements of...

Tom, N. and Leon, J. AquaHarmonics, Inc.

Dec 31, 2021
6 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

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
22 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

RANS Simulation VBM of Single Full Scale DOE RM1 MHK Turbine

Attached are the .cas and .dat files along with the required User Defined Functions (UDFs) and look-up table of lift and drag coefficients for Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) simulation of a single full scale DOE RM1 turbine implemented in ANSYS FLUENT CFD-package. In this...

Javaherchi, T. and Aliseda, A. University of Washington

Apr 10, 2013
8 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Azura WEC 1/15th Wave Tank Test Data

Test data from the 1/15th Wave Tank Tests of the Azura performed in 2017/2018 to validate the power performance and survivability of the Azura Design developed by Northwest Energy Innovations (NWEI) planned for deployment at the US Navy's Wave Energy Test Site. Raw and processed d...

Ling, B. Northwest Energy Innovations

Feb 02, 2018
9 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

NWEI Azura Technology Demonstration at WETS Final Reports

This submission contains the final scientific and technical report for the Azura technology demonstration at WETS. Also contained are all test reports as referenced in the final report. All test data from this project may be found under 'Related Datasets' on the MHKDR submission page.

Ling, B. et al Northwest Energy Innovations

Jul 01, 2018
18 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

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
3 Resources
0 Stars
Awaiting release

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
10 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Numerical Analysis of Two-Body Floating Attenuator WEC (Waveberg)

This TEAMER RFTS 9 award was used to develop a numerical model of the Waveberg floating attenuator wave energy converter (WEC) using the Wave Energy Converter-Simulator (WEC-Sim). The Waveberg is designed to generate power in the smaller waves (for wave heights of 1 2 meters) pred...

Wegener, P. DBA Waveberg Development

Mar 26, 2025
16 Resources
0 Stars
In curation

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
3 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

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
24 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

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
1 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

TEAMER: Cross-flow Turbine Hydrodynamics

The objective of this work is to validate RANS and LES computations of cross-flow turbine hydrodynamics using laboratory scale measurements. Validation involves the comparison of time-and phase averaged performance metrics and flowfields across the widest practical range of turbin...

Athair, A. et al University of Washington (NNMREC)

Mar 25, 2025
7 Resources
0 Stars
Curated

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
5 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

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
1 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Tidal Energy Site Characterization East Forelands Alaska

During the summer field season in 2012, Benthic GeoScience Inc. (Benthic) mobilized under contract with Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) in order to conduct precise geospatial measurements of the seafloor accomplishing a preliminary Site Characterization Study for the ORPC Eas...

Worthington, M. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Apr 01, 2013
2 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

H3 StingRAY Final Design and Technical Report

The goal of this Project was to develop a standards-compliant, fabrication-ready design of Columbia Power Technologies' (C-Power) next-generation wave energy converter (WEC), the StingRAY H3. The H3 is a design iteration of C-Power's StingRAY WEC and is intended for electrical pow...

Prudell, J. and Lenee-Bluhm, P. Columbia Power Technologies, Inc.

Sep 15, 2023
2 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

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
30 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

1 2 3 4 5 Next >>