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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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NWEI Azura November 2015 Data

Data files for the NWEI Azura grid-connected deployment at the 30-meter berth of the US Navy's Wave Energy Test Site (WETS 30m Site) at the Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) on the windward (northeast) coast of the island of Oahu, HI. See general documentation describing sp...

Lettenmaier, T. Northwest Energy Innovations

Dec 15, 2015
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Aquantis 2.5 MW Ocean Current Generation Device Tow Tank Test Model Test Results Data

Dataset contains both captured and dynamic tow tank test model data from the Aquantis 2.5 MW ocean current generation device.

Arthurs, D. Dehlsen Associates, LLC

Jun 03, 2015
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Centipod WEC, Advanced Controls, WEC Geometry CAD

CAD files depicting the wetted geometry of the Centipod WEC used in numerical models during this project. This includes the wetted geometry of the point absorber body ('pod') and the WEC 'backbone'.

McCall, A. Dehlsen Associates, LLC

Feb 15, 2016
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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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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
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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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RivGen Acoustic Measurements, Igiugig, AK

Drifting hydrophone measurements obtained around the Ocean Renewable Power Company RivGen turbine near the village of Igiugig, Alaska in August, 2014. Each data set contains hydrophone voltage (as well as gain and sensitivity), position on the river (LAT, LONG, and proximity to tu...

Polagye, B. University of Washington

Jun 06, 2016
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Wave Classification Statistical Data for US Waters

Wave statistics computed using output from the NOAA WWIII hindcast simulations, spanning thirty years from 1980 to 2009. The statistics are computed based on frequency-directional variance density spectra every three hours for 1951 locations in US waters.

Haas, K. Georgia Tech Research Corporation

Sep 21, 2016
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ALFA MHK Biological Monitoring Stationary Deployment South Energy Test Site, Newport, Oregon

Acoustic backscatter data from a WBAT operating at 70kHz deployed at PMEC-SETS from April to September of 2016. 180 pings were collected at 1Hz every two hours, as part of the Advanced Laboratory and Field Arrays (ALFA) for Marine Energy project. Data was subject to preliminary pr...

Horne, J. Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center

Oct 01, 2016
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Wave Energy Prize 1/50th Testing CalWave Submerged Pressure Differential WEC

This submission of data includes all the 1/50th scale testing data completed on the Wave Energy Prize for the CalWave team, and includes: 1/50th test data (raw & processed) 1/50th test data video and pictures 1/50th Test plans and testing documents SSTF_Submission (summarized results)

Scharmen, W. Ricardo Detroit Technical Center

Jan 15, 2016
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Extreme Significant Wave Heights for US Coastal Waters

Includes extreme significant wave heights, in meters, computed using peaks over threshold method on NOAA 30-year WWIII hindcast data. Extreme values for 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100 year return periods were computed. Sites cover US coastlines. Column 1: Site identifier/name Column 2: S...

Bredin, S. Sandia National Laboratories

Sep 01, 2016
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TEAMER: Experimental performance characterization of a shrouded axial-flow turbine

Sitkana has developed a shrouded hydrokinetic turbine with a modular, low-cost design that can be scaled to meet the needs of remote communities. With technical support from the University of Washington, Sitkana sought to experimentally characterize the mechanical power and struct...

McMullan, L. et al University of Washington

Oct 20, 2023
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Modeling the Integration of Marine Energy into Microgrids Wave Resource Assessment

This submission has wave resource assessments which were conducted for six locations based on IEC requirements using the DOE WPTO Hindcast data and MHKiT. The locations are chosen to provide varying wave climates and include PacWave South, OR; Wave Energy Testing Site (WETS), HI; ...

Mankle, H. and Robertson, B. University of Alaska Fairbanks

Jan 19, 2023
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RM3 Wave Tank Validation Model

An approximately 1/75th scale point absorber wave energy absorber was built to validate the testing systems of a 16k gallon single paddle wave tank. The model was build based on the RM3 design and incorporated a linear position sensor, a force transducer, and wetness detection sen...

Candon, C. and Fao, R. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jul 31, 2023
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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
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UNH TDP ADV Raw Data and Processing Scripts Fall 2021

This submission contains raw Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV) data and processing scripts associated with MHKDR submission 394 (UNH TDP Concurrent Measurements of Inflow, Power Performance, and Loads for a Grid-Synchronized Vertical Axis Cross-Flow Turbine Operating in a Tidal E...

Bharath, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Dec 21, 2021
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HERO WEC V1.0 WEC-Sim Model (July 2024)

**This submission supersedes submission MHKDR-483** This submission file contains the files that are needed to simulate NREL's HERO WEC (hydraulic and electric reverse osmosis wave energy converter). This requires the user to have already installed WEC-Sim. In addition to the sta...

Panzarella, J. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jul 01, 2024
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CalWave WEC Holistic PTO Design

This project aims to advance the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of CalWave’s commercial scale Power Take-Off (PTO) subsystem through further increasing the level of coupling in physical PTO and concurrent controls design. This is achieved by incorporating a systematic holistic...

Boerner, T. et al CalWave Power Technologies Inc.

Sep 02, 2022
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Modeling and Performance Data for Heaving Buoy Wave Energy Converter with a Compressible Degree of Freedom (CDOF)

Modeling and performance data in Matlab data file (.mat) containing 3 structures (WEC model, simRes_sr and simRes_fix), and a pdf document describing the model, the simulations, and the analysis that has been carried out.

Bacelli, G. Sandia National Laboratories

Sep 28, 2016
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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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Triton: Survivability Enhancement of a Multi-Mode Point Absorber

The overall goal of this project was to design and validate a survival mode for the Triton WEC that allows for a reduction in peak loads, while simultaneously allowing for a reduction of capital cost due to the elimination of overdesign to account for uncertainty. In addition, the...

Mundon, T. and Rosenberg, B. Oscilla Power, Inc.

Sep 28, 2018
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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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ALFA Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamics/Discrete Element Method Modeling System

The HDIS/COUPi discrete element method modeling system was used to simulate the interaction between various debris and the Research Debris Diversion Platform (RDDP)

DUVOY, P. University of Alaska Fairbanks

Nov 29, 2016
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Tidal Current Cross-flow Turbine Wake ADV and PIV Data

Measurements in the wake of a high-solidity cross-flow turbine in a laboratory flume obtained using Acoustic Doppler Velocimetry and Particle Image Velocimetry for the purposes of characterizing the turbine wake and comparing the methods.