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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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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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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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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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TEAMER: Ultra-Low-Cost Torpedo Anchors for Marine Renewable Energy

The submission includes all raw and processed data from Sperra's TEAMER RFTS 9 Drop Testing of Ultra-Low-Cost Torpedo Anchors for Marine Renewable Energy project. This dataset provides comprehensive technical information from the drop test campaign conducted at Sandia National Lab...

Bell, M. et al RCAM Technologies, Inc. DBA Sperra

Sep 20, 2024
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UMass 2-Body WEC Techno-Economic Assessment

The University of Massachusetts (UMass) is developing a 2-body wave energy converter (WEC) device that is converting mechanical power into electricity using a mechanical motion rectifier that allows the system to couple to a flywheel. UMass has completed numerical modeling, wave t...

Previsic, M. Re Vision Consulting

Nov 19, 2024
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Cone Penetration Test Data and Soil Profiles from the PacWave South Test Site, September 2023

This dataset contains cone penetration test (CPT) data and interpreted soil behavior profiles collected from the PacWave South Test Site in September 2023. Testing was conducted aboard the Seacor Lee off the coast of Newport, Oregon, using an AP van den Berg ROSON-100 seabed CPT s...

Evans, M. Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC)

Apr 28, 2025
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RivGen Power System Overview, Igiugig, AK

System description of ORPC RivGen(R) Power System utilized at Igiugig, AK for testing of advanced controls

McEntee, J. Ocean Renewable Power Company

Aug 05, 2014
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Wave Energy Prize 1/50th Testing Float Inc. BergerABAM Rho-Cee Hybrid WEC

This submission of data includes all the 1/50th scale testing data completed on the Wave Energy Prize for Float Inc. During the testing of its 1/50th-scale device, Float Inc. Berger ABAM was deemed ineligible due to the fact that they brought a device with them to test and did no...

Scharmen, W. Ricardo Detroit Technical Center

Jan 15, 2016
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Cone Penetration Tests at the PacWave South Test Site

This ZIP archive contains cone penetration test data from the PacWave South Test Site. The data were collected in September 2023 aboard the ship Seacor Lee operating out of the Port of Newport, OR. The tests were performed by ConeTec using an AP van den Berg ROSON-100. The cone it...

Evans, M. Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC)

Sep 07, 2023
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SeaRAY Open-Water Test Sensor MODAQ Data

This dataset contains raw sensor data collected during open-water testing of the SeaRAY wave energy converter system. Data were recorded using the MODAQ (Modular Ocean Data Acquisition) system and are provided in National Instruments TDMS format. A companion spreadsheet lists the ...

Hammagren, E. Columbia Power Technologies, Inc.

Nov 29, 2023
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Water Horse Hydroelectric Harvester Dual Oscillator Field Testing Data, UAF Nenana Alaska, 2021

Raw and processed timeseries data generated during field testing of a single "galloping oscillator" Water Horse prototype at PMEC (Pacific Marine Energy Center) Tanana River Test Site in Nenana, AK for 3 weeks in 2021. Data collection by University of Alaska, Fairbanks.

Loeffler, B. et al University of Alaska Fairbanks

Aug 18, 2021
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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
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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
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Water Horse Hydroelectric Harvester Single Oscillator Field Testing Data, UAF Nenana Alaska, 2020

Raw and processed timeseries data generated during field testing of a single oscillating hydrofoil Water Horse prototype at PMEC (Pacific Marine Energy Center) Tanana River Test Site in Nenana, AK in July 2020. Data collection by University of Alaska, Fairbanks.

Loeffler, B. et al University of Alaska Fairbanks

Jul 10, 2020
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TEAMER: Sandia Lake Calibration Videos of Wave Powered Oceanographic Glider Navigation System

These are video recordings and photographs captured during testing of the Wave Powered Oceanographic Glider (WPOG) navigation system at the Sandia National Laboratories lake facility. The tests were conducted as part of a TEAMER project led by Moye Consultants to evaluate depth co...

Moye, D. et al Moye Consultants

Jul 09, 2025
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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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Fish Detection AI, Optic and Sonar-trained Object Detection Models

The Fish Detection AI project aims to improve the efficiency of fish monitoring around marine energy facilities to comply with regulatory requirements. Despite advancements in computer vision, there is limited focus on sonar images, identifying small fish with unlabeled data, and ...

Slater, K. et al Water Power Technology Office

Jun 25, 2014
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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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SeaRAY Open-Water Test Sensor MODAQ Data II

This dataset contains raw sensor data collected during open-water testing of the SeaRAY wave energy converter system. Data was recorded using the MODAQ (Modular Ocean Data Acquisition) system and is provided in National Instruments TDMS format. A companion spreadsheet lists the se...

Zhang, Z. Columbia Power Technologies, Inc.

May 07, 2025
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TriFrame Mount Structural Performance Period A

Long-Term TriFrame Monitoring System (LTTFMS) data collected during Period A (13 days 10/22/20 11/4/20). The central component of the Verdant Power Free Flow System is a three-bladed horizontal-axis turbine. The turbine is equipped with a composite rotor with three fixed-pitch bl...

Colby, J. et al Verdant Power Inc.

Nov 12, 2021
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Pacific Marine Energy Center Laser Doppler Velocimetry Commissioning

First commissioning data for the new laser doppler velocimetry (LDV) system that will be used at the Tyler Flume at the University of Washington. The LDV system can measure three components of velocity at a point. For this dataset the three components were operated in non-coincide...

Williams, O. University of Washington (NNMREC)

Mar 01, 2022
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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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HERO WEC V1.0 WEC-Sim Detailed Simulation Runs and Summary Data

Data sets from simulation runs include 144 wave cases that were run based on the WEC-Sim model (https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/483). The 144 wave cases represent waves with the following wave height and wave period ranges: Significant Wave Height: 0.25 4.0m in 0.25m incre...

Jenne, S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Aug 12, 2022
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RANS Simulation VBM of Array of Three Coaxial Lab Scaled DOE RM1 MHK Turbine with 5D Spacing

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 the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) simulation of three coaxially located lab-scaled DOE RM1 turbine implemented in ANSYS FLUENT CF...

Javaherchi, T. University of Washington

Jun 08, 2016
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