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 along the
development of a wave prediction system that is required to enable effective control and test it at full
scale.
The purposes of this report are to:
1. Plan and document the 1/25th scale device testing at the wave-tank facility;
2. Document the test article, setup and methodology, sensor and instrumentation, mooring,
electronics, wiring, and data flow and quality assurance;
3. Communicate the testing results between the associated members;
4. Facilitate reviews that will help to ensure all aspects (risk, safety, testing procedures, etc.);
5. Provide a systematic guide to setting up, executing and decommissioning the experiment.
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AB - 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 along the
development of a wave prediction system that is required to enable effective control and test it at full
scale.
The purposes of this report are to:
1. Plan and document the 1/25th scale device testing at the wave-tank facility;
2. Document the test article, setup and methodology, sensor and instrumentation, mooring,
electronics, wiring, and data flow and quality assurance;
3. Communicate the testing results between the associated members;
4. Facilitate reviews that will help to ensure all aspects (risk, safety, testing procedures, etc.);
5. Provide a systematic guide to setting up, executing and decommissioning the experiment.
AU - Previsic, Mirko
A2 - Karthikeyan, Anantha
A3 - Challa, Ravi
A4 - Son, Daewoong
A5 - Konstad, Rolf
DB - Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.15473/1660374
KW - MHK
KW - Marine
KW - Hydrokinetic
KW - energy
KW - power
KW - wave
KW - control
KW - MPC
KW - heaving
KW - point absorber
KW - point absorber buoy
KW - WEC
KW - excitation force
KW - experiment
KW - tank test
KW - lab test
KW - PTO
KW - Oregon
KW - Oregon State University
KW - OSU
KW - WAMIT
KW - linear damping
KW - simulation
KW - model predictive control
KW - optimal linear damping
KW - optimization
KW - radiation damping
KW - Causal control
KW - Directional Wave Basin
KW - O. H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory
KW - Richmond Field Station
KW - University of California at Berkeley
KW - Berkeley
KW - California
KW - Corvallis
KW - power take-off
KW - Froude scaling
KW - University of California
KW - matlab
KW - simulink
KW - speedgoat
LA - English
DA - 2020/08/26
PY - 2020
PB - Re Vision Consulting
T1 - Wave Tank Testing Report for Controls Validation of a Heaving Point Absorber
UR - https://doi.org/10.15473/1660374
ER -
Previsic, Mirko, et al. Wave Tank Testing Report for Controls Validation of a Heaving Point Absorber . Re Vision Consulting, 26 August, 2020, Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15473/1660374.
Previsic, M., Karthikeyan, A., Challa, R., Son, D., & Konstad, R. (2020). Wave Tank Testing Report for Controls Validation of a Heaving Point Absorber . [Data set]. Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. Re Vision Consulting. https://doi.org/10.15473/1660374
Previsic, Mirko, Anantha Karthikeyan, Ravi Challa, Daewoong Son, and Rolf Konstad. Wave Tank Testing Report for Controls Validation of a Heaving Point Absorber . Re Vision Consulting, August, 26, 2020. Distributed by Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15473/1660374
@misc{MHKDR_Dataset_329,
title = {Wave Tank Testing Report for Controls Validation of a Heaving Point Absorber },
author = {Previsic, Mirko and Karthikeyan, Anantha and Challa, Ravi and Son, Daewoong and Konstad, Rolf},
abstractNote = {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 along the
development of a wave prediction system that is required to enable effective control and test it at full
scale.
The purposes of this report are to:
1. Plan and document the 1/25th scale device testing at the wave-tank facility;
2. Document the test article, setup and methodology, sensor and instrumentation, mooring,
electronics, wiring, and data flow and quality assurance;
3. Communicate the testing results between the associated members;
4. Facilitate reviews that will help to ensure all aspects (risk, safety, testing procedures, etc.);
5. Provide a systematic guide to setting up, executing and decommissioning the experiment.},
url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/329},
year = {2020},
howpublished = {Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository, Re Vision Consulting, https://doi.org/10.15473/1660374},
note = {Accessed: 2025-07-18},
doi = {10.15473/1660374}
}
https://dx.doi.org/10.15473/1660374
Details
Data from Aug 26, 2020
Last updated May 17, 2021
Submitted Aug 26, 2020
Organization
Re Vision Consulting
Contact
Mirko Previsic
916.977.3970
Authors
Keywords
MHK, Marine, Hydrokinetic, energy, power, wave, control, MPC, heaving, point absorber, point absorber buoy, WEC, excitation force, experiment, tank test, lab test, PTO, Oregon, Oregon State University, OSU, WAMIT, linear damping, simulation, model predictive control, optimal linear damping, optimization, radiation damping, Causal control, Directional Wave Basin, O. H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory, Richmond Field Station, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, Corvallis, power take-off, Froude scaling, University of California, matlab, simulink, speedgoatDOE Project Details
Project Name Development of Optimal Control System for Three Different WEC Devices
Project Lead Bill McShane
Project Number EE0007173
