TEAMER: Additional Degree of Freedom for WEC Model

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'Additional Degree of Freedom for WEC' - WEC-Sim numerical model from RFTS 1 (request for technical support) TEAMER project. An increase in wave energy converter (WEC) efficiency requires not only consideration of the nonlinear effects in the WEC dynamics and the power take-off (PTO) mechanisms, but also more integrated treatment of the whole system, i.e., the buoy dynamics, the PTO system, and the control strategy. It results in an optimization formulation that has a nonquadratic and nonstandard cost functional. This model presents the application of real-time nonlinear model predictive controller (NMPC) to two degrees of freedom point absorber type WEC with highly nonlinear PTO characteristics. The nonlinear effects, such as the fluid viscous drag, are also included in the plant dynamics. The controller may be implemented on a real-time target machine, and the WEC device is emulated in real-time using the WECSIM toolbox.

Please see the "ReadMe" within the root directory for an explanation of how to set-up and run the model. An article covering the development of this model is attached as "Real-Time Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller for Multiple Degrees of Freedom Wave Energy Converters with Non-Ideal Power Take-Off"

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Dehlsen Associates, LLC. (2022). TEAMER: Additional Degree of Freedom for WEC Model [data set]. Retrieved from https://dx.doi.org/10.15473/1870846.
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McCall, Alan, Haider, Ali, and Brekken, Ted. TEAMER: Additional Degree of Freedom for WEC Model. United States: N.p., 26 May, 2022. Web. doi: 10.15473/1870846.
McCall, Alan, Haider, Ali, & Brekken, Ted. TEAMER: Additional Degree of Freedom for WEC Model. United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.15473/1870846
McCall, Alan, Haider, Ali, and Brekken, Ted. 2022. "TEAMER: Additional Degree of Freedom for WEC Model". United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.15473/1870846. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/422.
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Please see the "ReadMe" within the root directory for an explanation of how to set-up and run the model. An article covering the development of this model is attached as "Real-Time Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller for Multiple Degrees of Freedom Wave Energy Converters with Non-Ideal Power Take-Off"}, doi = {10.15473/1870846}, url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/422}, journal = {}, number = , volume = , place = {United States}, year = {2022}, month = {05}}
https://dx.doi.org/10.15473/1870846

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Data from May 26, 2022

Last updated Jan 9, 2024

Submitted May 27, 2022

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Dehlsen Associates, LLC

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Alan McCall

805.845.7575

Authors

Alan McCall

Dehlsen Associates LLC

Ali Haider

Oregon State University

Ted Brekken

Oregon State University

DOE Project Details

Project Name Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research

Project Lead Lauren Ruedy

Project Number EE0008895

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