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Advanced Control Systems for Wave Energy Converters
This submission contains several papers, a final report, descriptions of a theoretical framework for two types of control systems, and descriptions of eight real-time flap load control policies with the objective of assessing the potential improvement of annual average capture eff...
Scruggs, J. et al Resolute Marine Energy, Inc.
Jan 30, 2017
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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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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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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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ALFA Non-linear Ocean Waves and PTO Control Strategy
Data from Advanced Laboratory and Field Arrays (ALFA) Non-linear Ocean Waves and Power Take-Off (PTO). Control Strategy project conducted at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory (HWRL) at Oregon State University in 2019/2020. Contains two zip files (ALFANL.zip, ALFANL2.zip)...
Bosma, B. et al Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC)
Oct 28, 2019
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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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Control of an AUV with deployable energy-harvesting kite
This paper examines the control of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with a deployable energy-harvesting kite for oceanographic observation and surveillance. The proposed design and control strategies specifically address objectives of achieving high-payload, long-endurance A...
Reed, J. et al North Carolina State University
Sep 02, 2019
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2023 Risk Management Plan and Register for Low-Power WEC for Non-Grid Applications
This is an updated risk management plan and risk register for the design, build and test of a novel, remote, low-power wave energy converter (WEC) for non-grid applications. This Columbia Power Technologies project seeks to develop a prototype low-power WEC that lowers the total c...
Hammagren, E. et al Columbia Power Technologies, Inc.
Jun 14, 2023
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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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Risk Management Plan and Risk Register for Design Low-Power Wave Energy Converter for Non-Grid Applications
Risk Registers for major subsystems completed according to the methodology described in the Risk Management Plan [DE-EE0008627 D1.2 Risk Management Plan PD v1.1 07-19-2019.pdf], also included here.
Amon, E. Columbia Power Technologies, Inc.
Jul 19, 2019
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SeaRAY WEC Preliminary Design and Test Planning
The SeaRAY is a deployable power system for maritime sensors, monitoring equipment, communications, unmanned underwater vehicles, and other similar payloads. This project is to design, deliver, and test a prototype low-power WEC that lowers the total cost of ownership and provides...
Hammagren, E. et al Columbia Power Technologies, Inc.
May 18, 2020
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TidGen: Permits for Installation of Single Turbine Test System, Cobscook Bay, Maine
This is a summary of permits required and obtained for installation, operation, removal of the TidGen Single Turbine Test system in Cobscook Bay, May in 2023. The Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) worked with federal and state entities to gain required permits and approvals tha...
Sellers-Reynolds, K. Ocean Renewable Power Company
Feb 27, 2024
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Advanced TidGen Power System Control and SCADA System
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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Geometric, structural, and control co-design for undersea kites
Focusing on a marine hydrokinetic energy application, this paper presents a combined geometric, structural, and control co-design framework for optimizing the performance of energy-harvesting kites subject to structural constraints. While energy-harvesting kites can offer more tha...
Vermillion, C. et al North Carolina State University
Sep 14, 2020
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Spooling control design for flight optimization of tethered tidal kites
This submission includes three peer-reviewed (under review) papers from the researchers at North Carolina State University presenting different control-based techniques to maximize the efficiency and robustness of a tethered energy-harvesting kite. Below are the abstracts of each ...
Daniels, J. et al North Carolina State University
Sep 16, 2019
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Optimal kite control in spatiotemporally varying flow fields ACC 2021
Two papers submitted (and accepted) to the 2021 American Control Conference (ACC), both focused on different attributes of kite control in variable flow environments. Siddiqui et. al. focuses on tether elevation angle control in a spatiotemporally varying environment, and Reed et....
Vermillion, C. et al North Carolina State University
Sep 14, 2020
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RivGen Deployment Control System Specifications and Models, Igiugig, AK
Control System simulation models, case studies, and processing codes for analyzing field data. Raw data files included from VFD and SCADA.
MatLab and Simulink are required to open some data files and all model files.
Forbush, D. et al Ocean Renewable Power Company
Mar 21, 2016
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MASK2B Initial Results from Wave Tank Test of Closed-Loop WEC Control
This dataset covers the MASK2B wave tank experiment focused on a more complete study of one degree of freedom (1DOF) control of the WEC was considered, including maximization of electrical power, multi-objective performance mapping, and implementation of a novel predictionless con...
Coe, R. et al Sandia National Laboratories
May 25, 2018
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Control-based optimization for tethered tidal kite
This submission includes three peer-reviewed (under review) papers from the researchers at North Carolina State University presenting control-based techniques to maximize effectiveness of a tethered tidal kite. Below are the abstracts of each file included in the submission.
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Vermillion, C. et al North Carolina State University
Mar 02, 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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Coordinated Control of Tidal Cross-flow Turbines
Initial laboratory experiments with coordinated phase control of cross-flow turbines in a dense array.
Polagye, B. University of Washington
Dec 06, 2016
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Holistic Control Embedded PTO Development Target Performance Metrics Definitions
Collection of Power Take-Off (PTO), Power Conversion Chain (PCC), and relevant device metrics to be used for performance assessment of the Control co-designed PTO including brief summary of literature, baseline, and target metrics values.
Boerner, T. et al CalWave Power Technologies Inc.
Jul 30, 2019
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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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Competing Use Analysis for Offshore Renewables and Subsea Cables
Demand for abundant and diverse resources in the oceans is growing, necessitating marine spatial planning. To inform development of Marine Hydrokinetic (MHK) and Offshore Wind (OSW) resources, the Department of Energy (DOE) has asked NREL to identify the competing uses areas betwe...
Best, B. and Kilcher, L. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Aug 29, 2019
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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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