TEAMER RFTS6: Numerical Modeling & Optimization of the iProTech Pitching Inertial Pump (PIP) Wave Energy Converter (WEC)
This project focused on developing an automated workflow to evaluate and optimize the iProTech Pitching Inertial Pump (PIP) wave energy converter (WEC) using open-source Python packages and the MATLAB/Simulink tool, WEC-Sim. The process involved parameterizing key design variables, running time-domain simulations, and performing sensitivity analyses to determine their impact on power output. The workflow, designed for the PIP device, is generalized and can be extended to optimize other WECs that can be simulated in WEC-Sim. This work establishes a foundation for future time-domain-based WEC design optimizations.
Included in this submission are all figures from the final report and the model inputs required to generate them. This includes Python scripts with inputs that produce the meshes, boundary element method (BEM) models, hydrodynamic coefficients, and the WEC-Sim models used for time-domain analyses. Although data for every single run is not included to save space, all of it can be reproduced using the provided models. Detailed instructions for setting up the environment and running the codes are also included.
Citation Formats
NREL. (2024). TEAMER RFTS6: Numerical Modeling & Optimization of the iProTech Pitching Inertial Pump (PIP) Wave Energy Converter (WEC) [data set]. Retrieved from https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/562.
Wynn, Nick, Stricklin, Andrew, Ogden, David, Grey, Nick, and Husain, Salman. TEAMER RFTS6: Numerical Modeling & Optimization of the iProTech Pitching Inertial Pump (PIP) Wave Energy Converter (WEC). United States: N.p., 11 Apr, 2024. Web. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/562.
Wynn, Nick, Stricklin, Andrew, Ogden, David, Grey, Nick, & Husain, Salman. TEAMER RFTS6: Numerical Modeling & Optimization of the iProTech Pitching Inertial Pump (PIP) Wave Energy Converter (WEC). United States. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/562
Wynn, Nick, Stricklin, Andrew, Ogden, David, Grey, Nick, and Husain, Salman. 2024. "TEAMER RFTS6: Numerical Modeling & Optimization of the iProTech Pitching Inertial Pump (PIP) Wave Energy Converter (WEC)". United States. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/562.
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Included in this submission are all figures from the final report and the model inputs required to generate them. This includes Python scripts with inputs that produce the meshes, boundary element method (BEM) models, hydrodynamic coefficients, and the WEC-Sim models used for time-domain analyses. Although data for every single run is not included to save space, all of it can be reproduced using the provided models. Detailed instructions for setting up the environment and running the codes are also included.}, doi = {}, url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/562}, journal = {}, number = , volume = , place = {United States}, year = {2024}, month = {04}}
Details
Data from Apr 11, 2024
Last updated Aug 27, 2024
Submitted Aug 27, 2024
Organization
NREL
Contact
Stein Housner
Authors
Keywords
MHK, Marine, Hydrokinetic, energy, power, wave energy, WEC, NREL, iProTech, PIP, Optimization, Capytaine, WEC-SimDOE Project Details
Project Name Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research
Project Lead Lauren Ruedy
Project Number EE0008895