Wave Tank Testing Report for Controls Validation of a Heaving Point Absorber
Abstract
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.
3 Resources
Controls Optimization Report.pdf
This report details the experimental wave tank testing of Re Vision's heaving point absorber buoy used to validate the controls model.
This content model for wave tank testing of the heaving point absorber buoy organizes the metadata into project information, experimental setup, device characteristics,... more
This dataset of wave tank testing includes: position, velocity, force input to PTO, measured force from load cell, and absorbed power from feedback force and velocity.
DOE Project Name: Development of Optimal Control System for Three Different WEC Devices DOE Project Number: EE0007173 DOE Project Lead: William McShane
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, speedgoat
