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HERO WEC V1.0 WEC-Sim Model

This zip 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 standard toolboxes that are required to run WEC-Sim the user wi...

Jenne, S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Aug 12, 2022
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Wave Energy Prize 1/50th Testing IOwec Point Absorber

This submission of data includes all the 1/50th scale testing data completed on the Wave Energy Prize for the Iowec 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 re...

Scharmen, W. Ricardo Detroit Technical Center

Dec 18, 2015
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Oscilla Power Triton 1310 System Overview and Baseline LCOE Calculations

This project aims to enhance survivability of a multi-mode point absorber. Included in this submission are content models providing a system definition and baseline LCOE calculations.

Mundon, T. Oscilla Power, Inc.

Jan 03, 2017
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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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Wave Energy Prize 1/50th Testing Super Watt Wave Catcher Barge Attenuator

This submission of data includes all the 1/50th scale testing data completed on the Wave Energy Prize for the Super Watt Wave Catcher Barge team, and includes: 1/50th test data (raw & processed) 1/50th test data video and pictures 1/50th Test plans and testing documents SSTF_S...

Scharmen, W. Ricardo Detroit Technical Center

Dec 04, 2015
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Wave Energy Prize 1/50th Testing Waveswing America Submerged Pressure Differential WEC

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

Scharmen, W. Ricardo Detroit Technical Center

Jan 22, 2016
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HERO WEC V1.0 SolidWorks Model

The attached zip file includes a SolidWorks pack-and-go assembly of NREL's HERO WEC (hydraulic and electric reverse osmosis wave energy converter) V1.0. This model does not include all aspects of the design (i.e. RO (reverse osmosis) system, electrical enclosure, hose, cable) it o...

Jenne, S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Aug 12, 2022
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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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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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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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Centipod WEC, Advanced Controls, MPC Controller MATLAB Code

This archive contains the MATLAB code for the model predictive control (MPC) controller developed in this project. The archive containing the WaveDyn models used for analysis of the Centipod with the MPC controller is linked in this submission.

McCall, A. Dehlsen Associates, LLC

Feb 15, 2016
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TEAMER: OSU X Hinsdale & Sandia LUPA Uncertainty Testing

This processed data is from TEAMER testing through RFTS 7 at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory in Corvallis, Oregon. This testing was conducted by Oregon State University (OSU) and Sandia National Laboratories in October and November 2023. The Laboratory Upgrade Point Abs...

Robertson, B. et al Oregon State University

Oct 19, 2023
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NWEI Azura Aug 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 Hawai'i (MCBH) on the windward (northeast) coast of the island of O'ahu, HI. See general documentation describing ...