Reference Model 3 Full Scale Geometry (RM3: Wave Point Absorber)
Contains the Reference Model 3 (RM3) full scale geometry files of the Wave Point Absorber, developed by the Reference Model Project (RMP). These full scale geometry files are saved as SolidWorks assembly, IGS, and STEP files, and require a CAD program to view. This data was generated upon completion of the project on September 30, 2014.
The Reference Model Project (RMP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), was a partnered effort to develop open-source MHK point designs as reference models (RMs) to benchmark MHK technology performance and costs, and an open-source methodology for design and analysis of MHK technologies, including models for estimating their capital costs, operational costs, and levelized costs of energy. The point designs also served as open-source test articles for university researchers and commercial technology developers. The RMP project team, led by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), included a partnership between DOE, three national laboratories, including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Applied Research Laboratory of Penn State University, and Re Vision Consulting.
Reference Model 3 (RM3) is a wave point absorber, also referred to as a wave power buoy, that was designed for a reference site located off the shore of Eureka in Humboldt County, California. The design of the device consists of a surface float that translates (oscillates) with wave motion relative to a vertical column spar buoy, which connects to a subsurface reaction plate. This two-body point absorber converts wave energy into electrical power predominately from the device's heave oscillation induced by incident waves; the float is designed to oscillate up and down the vertical shaft up to 4 m. The bottom of the reaction plate is about 35 m below the water surface. The device is targeted for deployment in water depths of 40 m to 100 m. The point absorber is also connected to a mooring system to keep the floating device in position.
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AB - Contains the Reference Model 3 (RM3) full scale geometry files of the Wave Point Absorber, developed by the Reference Model Project (RMP). These full scale geometry files are saved as SolidWorks assembly, IGS, and STEP files, and require a CAD program to view. This data was generated upon completion of the project on September 30, 2014.
The Reference Model Project (RMP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), was a partnered effort to develop open-source MHK point designs as reference models (RMs) to benchmark MHK technology performance and costs, and an open-source methodology for design and analysis of MHK technologies, including models for estimating their capital costs, operational costs, and levelized costs of energy. The point designs also served as open-source test articles for university researchers and commercial technology developers. The RMP project team, led by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), included a partnership between DOE, three national laboratories, including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Applied Research Laboratory of Penn State University, and Re Vision Consulting.
Reference Model 3 (RM3) is a wave point absorber, also referred to as a wave power buoy, that was designed for a reference site located off the shore of Eureka in Humboldt County, California. The design of the device consists of a surface float that translates (oscillates) with wave motion relative to a vertical column spar buoy, which connects to a subsurface reaction plate. This two-body point absorber converts wave energy into electrical power predominately from the device's heave oscillation induced by incident waves; the float is designed to oscillate up and down the vertical shaft up to 4 m. The bottom of the reaction plate is about 35 m below the water surface. The device is targeted for deployment in water depths of 40 m to 100 m. The point absorber is also connected to a mooring system to keep the floating device in position.
AU - Neary, Vince
A2 - Yu, Yi-Hsiang
A3 - Epler, Jeffrey
A4 - Shoele, Kourosh
A5 - Previsic, Mirko
DB - Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.15473/1819890
KW - MHK
KW - Marine
KW - Hydrokinetic
KW - energy
KW - power
KW - RM3
KW - reference model
KW - point absorber
KW - wave energy
KW - WEC
KW - Marine Energy
KW - point absorber buoy
KW - 3D model
KW - model
KW - CAD
KW - assembly
LA - English
DA - 2014/09/30
PY - 2014
PB - Sandia National Laboratories
T1 - Reference Model 3 Full Scale Geometry (RM3: Wave Point Absorber)
UR - https://doi.org/10.15473/1819890
ER -
Neary, Vince, et al. Reference Model 3 Full Scale Geometry (RM3: Wave Point Absorber). Sandia National Laboratories, 30 September, 2014, Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15473/1819890.
Neary, V., Yu, Y., Epler, J., Shoele, K., & Previsic, M. (2014). Reference Model 3 Full Scale Geometry (RM3: Wave Point Absorber). [Data set]. Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. Sandia National Laboratories. https://doi.org/10.15473/1819890
Neary, Vince, Yi-Hsiang Yu, Jeffrey Epler, Kourosh Shoele, and Mirko Previsic. Reference Model 3 Full Scale Geometry (RM3: Wave Point Absorber). Sandia National Laboratories, September, 30, 2014. Distributed by Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15473/1819890
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title = {Reference Model 3 Full Scale Geometry (RM3: Wave Point Absorber)},
author = {Neary, Vince and Yu, Yi-Hsiang and Epler, Jeffrey and Shoele, Kourosh and Previsic, Mirko},
abstractNote = {Contains the Reference Model 3 (RM3) full scale geometry files of the Wave Point Absorber, developed by the Reference Model Project (RMP). These full scale geometry files are saved as SolidWorks assembly, IGS, and STEP files, and require a CAD program to view. This data was generated upon completion of the project on September 30, 2014.
The Reference Model Project (RMP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), was a partnered effort to develop open-source MHK point designs as reference models (RMs) to benchmark MHK technology performance and costs, and an open-source methodology for design and analysis of MHK technologies, including models for estimating their capital costs, operational costs, and levelized costs of energy. The point designs also served as open-source test articles for university researchers and commercial technology developers. The RMP project team, led by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), included a partnership between DOE, three national laboratories, including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Applied Research Laboratory of Penn State University, and Re Vision Consulting.
Reference Model 3 (RM3) is a wave point absorber, also referred to as a wave power buoy, that was designed for a reference site located off the shore of Eureka in Humboldt County, California. The design of the device consists of a surface float that translates (oscillates) with wave motion relative to a vertical column spar buoy, which connects to a subsurface reaction plate. This two-body point absorber converts wave energy into electrical power predominately from the device's heave oscillation induced by incident waves; the float is designed to oscillate up and down the vertical shaft up to 4 m. The bottom of the reaction plate is about 35 m below the water surface. The device is targeted for deployment in water depths of 40 m to 100 m. The point absorber is also connected to a mooring system to keep the floating device in position. },
url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/377},
year = {2014},
howpublished = {Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository, Sandia National Laboratories, https://doi.org/10.15473/1819890},
note = {Accessed: 2025-04-27},
doi = {10.15473/1819890}
}
https://dx.doi.org/10.15473/1819890
Details
Data from Sep 30, 2014
Last updated Sep 16, 2021
Submitted Sep 9, 2021
Organization
Sandia National Laboratories
Contact
Vince Neary
Authors
Keywords
MHK, Marine, Hydrokinetic, energy, power, RM3, reference model, point absorber, wave energy, WEC, Marine Energy, point absorber buoy, 3D model, model, CAD, assemblyDOE Project Details
Project Name Reference Model Project
Project Lead Jeff Rieks
Project Number FY13 AOP 1.2.5.1