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TEAMER: Experimental Validation and Analysis of Deep Reinforcement Learning Control for Wave Energy Converters

Through this TEAMER project, Michigan Technological University (MTU) collaborated with Oregon State University (OSU) to test the performance of a Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) control in the wave tank. Unlike model-based controls, DRL control is model-free and can directly max...

Zou, S. et al Michigan Technological University

Mar 07, 2025
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Triton Point Absorber 1:30 Scale Tank Test Data for Extreme Wave Environments

This content model summarizes laboratory testing data for the Oscilla Power Triton WEC conducted at 1:30 scale. The WEC was tested in large operational waves and in extreme wave conditions along the 1 in 50 year wave contour at the DoE reference location in Humbolt Bay, CA. The WE...

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

Mar 13, 2018
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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
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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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TEAMER: Original HANNA Mono-Radial Turbine Post Access Report

Final report on a TEAMER RFTS 2 (request for technical support) study undertaken by Alden Research Laboratory for the Mono-radial turbine invented by John Clark Hanna DBA: Hanna Wave Energy Primary Drives. The study is a predictive numerical and CFD (computational fluid dynamics) ...

Hanna, J. Hanna Wave Energy Primary Drives

Mar 10, 2022
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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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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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LCOE and Baseline Data for ORPC's RivGen 1.F River Power System

Base data and documentation of LCOE calculations for ORPC's RivGen 1.F Power System, demonstrated in the Kvichak River at Igiugig, Alaska in 2015.

Salmon, A. Igiugig Village Council

Oct 31, 2016
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H3 StingRAY Final Design and Technical Report Section 13 Appendices

These documents are referenced in the public version of the H3 StingRAY Final Design and Technical Report (Linked Dataset can be found in Resources section, below), and are submitted separately to allow for public release of head document. The display names have the corresponding ...

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

Sep 15, 2023
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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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Data from Numerical Modeling of Halona Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Docking

In this project, we applied the Forchheimer flow model in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation to characterize the flow through an orifice used as a quadratic Power Takeoff (PTO) for an oscillating water column (OWC) wave energy convertor (WEC) in the experiments. This pr...

Hsieh, Y. American Bureau of Shipping

Apr 17, 2025
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TEAMER: Numerical Model of IProTech PIP WEC Device

iProTech PIP wave energy converter (WEC) is a slack moored, single hull device with no moving parts in the water, joints or bearings. This submission includes data of the simulation, reports, and code for the iProTech PIP (WEC) project. The organization of the data included in the...

Ogden, D. et al IProTech

Nov 02, 2021
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Version 2 Tidal Energy Resource Characterization, Velocity and Turbulence Measurements, Cook Inlet, AK, 2021

Version 2 of MHKDR submission #475, which also contains the metadata for these measurements. Files here are stored in netCDF4 format, which can be read in Python using the "netcdf4" or "xarray" packages or in MATLAB using the "ncread()" function. Changes are as follows: MWM1 (mi...

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

Jul 01, 2021
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Laboratory Experiments for Highly Nonlinear WEC-Wave Conditions

This document describes the experiments carried out in December 2019 and February-March 2020 in the Directional Wave Basin at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory, Oregon State University. Regular and irregular waves were generated in the absence and presence of a WEC, inclu...

Robertson, B. et al Oregon State University

Apr 30, 2020
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TEAMER: Mass of Water Turbine Current Energy Converter CFD Results

The CFD (computational fluid dynamics) results for the Mass of Water Turbine (MOWT) current energy converter from MWNW Consulting (formerly Ecosse IP). Each case is self-contained in its own tar.gz archive file. The archive contains the scripts required to perform a full simulati...

Chartrand, C. and Moir, S. Sandia National Laboratories

May 27, 2022
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Performance of Elevated Hinge Flap Wavemaker

This data includes a sweep of regular wave runs characterizing the performance of an elevated hinge flap wavemaker. Maximum wave heights were run for 13 periods in a range from 0.5 s to 6 s. Data is saved in several formats including 'raw' analog voltages, 'mat' matlab files,'tx...

Bosma, B. et al Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC)

Oct 25, 2023
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TEAMER: Experimental Characterization of a Laboratory-Scaled Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter

This data is a result of an experimental campaign to characterize the hydrodynamics and performance of a laboratory-scale oscillating surge wave energy converter (OSWEC). The device was 85 cm wide, 1.4 meters tall, and 14 cm thick and was tested in the Sea Wave Environmental Lab (...

Lydon, B. et al University of Washington

Apr 05, 2024
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Performance estimation of resonance-enhanced dual-buoy wave energy converter using coupled time-domain simulation

This paper presents the modeling methodology and performance evaluation of the resonance-enhanced dual-buoy WEC (Wave Energy Converter) by HEM (hydrodynamic & electro-magnetic) fully-coupled-dynamics time-domain-simulation program. The numerical results are systematically compared...

Kang, H. et al Texas A&M University

Aug 31, 2020
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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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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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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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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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TEAMER: Vertical Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine Array Modeling And Optimization Data

This dataset from Emrgy Inc., in collaboration with Sandia National Laboratories, includes integration of modular vertical axis hydrokinetic (HK) turbines into a higher fidelity canal hydraulic model. This submission contains all data collected and used for the Vertical Axis Hydro...

Cuthbert, T. Emrgy, Inc.

Jul 31, 2024
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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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UNH TDP Voltsys Raw Data and Processing Scripts Fall 2021

This submission contains raw Voltsys rectifier 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 Estuary, DOI: 10.1...