TEAMER: WEC-Sim Modeling of Laminar Scientific Patented Seesaw Wave Energy Converter
Laminar Scientific's patented nearshore seesaw wave energy converter has several features assessed in this study utilizing the Wave Energy Converter SIMulator (WEC-Sim) Facility. One of these features is the ability to change spacing between two spherical floats of the seesaw to adjust to different sea-states and maximize rotational motion produced at the pivot. Conversely, severe wave conditions would warrant the minimization of rotational motion by minimizing float spacing. This study tested the hypothesis that the seesaw wave energy converter (WEC) can generate out-of-phase behavior between its fore and aft floats and that spacing adjustments will lead to improved power capture across a range of sea-states.
This directory contains:
- all Capytaine models, results, and visualization scripts (bemio.m) for the two-float configuration
- slides shared during the biweekly updates, the final test plan and the final post-access report
- all Capytaine models, results, and visualization scripts (bemio.m) for the tri-float configuration
- all the WEC-Sim input files, models, test cases, results, visualizations, plots for the two-float configuration
Post access report and GitHub repository reflecting the work done under the TEAMER RFTS 9 (request for technical support) award.
Citation Formats
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AB - Laminar Scientific's patented nearshore seesaw wave energy converter has several features assessed in this study utilizing the Wave Energy Converter SIMulator (WEC-Sim) Facility. One of these features is the ability to change spacing between two spherical floats of the seesaw to adjust to different sea-states and maximize rotational motion produced at the pivot. Conversely, severe wave conditions would warrant the minimization of rotational motion by minimizing float spacing. This study tested the hypothesis that the seesaw wave energy converter (WEC) can generate out-of-phase behavior between its fore and aft floats and that spacing adjustments will lead to improved power capture across a range of sea-states.
This directory contains:
- all Capytaine models, results, and visualization scripts (bemio.m) for the two-float configuration
- slides shared during the biweekly updates, the final test plan and the final post-access report
- all Capytaine models, results, and visualization scripts (bemio.m) for the tri-float configuration
- all the WEC-Sim input files, models, test cases, results, visualizations, plots for the two-float configuration
Post access report and GitHub repository reflecting the work done under the TEAMER RFTS 9 (request for technical support) award.
AU - Iyer, Narayan
A2 - Keester, Adam
A3 - Husain, Salman
A4 - Kimball, Chelsea
A5 - Tom, Nathan
DB - Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO -
KW - MHK
KW - Marine
KW - energy
KW - power
KW - wave energy
KW - WEC
KW - Github
KW - TEAMER
KW - RFTS9
KW - Wave energy converter
KW - WEC-Sim
KW - Lamina Scientific
KW - Capytaine
KW - Matlab
KW - presentation
KW - seesaw wave energy converter
KW - post access report
LA - English
DA - 2024/11/21
PY - 2024
PB - Laminar Scientific Inc.
T1 - TEAMER: WEC-Sim Modeling of Laminar Scientific Patented Seesaw Wave Energy Converter
UR - https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/581
ER -
Iyer, Narayan, et al. TEAMER: WEC-Sim Modeling of Laminar Scientific Patented Seesaw Wave Energy Converter. Laminar Scientific Inc., 21 November, 2024, Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/581.
Iyer, N., Keester, A., Husain, S., Kimball, C., & Tom, N. (2024). TEAMER: WEC-Sim Modeling of Laminar Scientific Patented Seesaw Wave Energy Converter. [Data set]. Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. Laminar Scientific Inc.. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/581
Iyer, Narayan, Adam Keester, Salman Husain, Chelsea Kimball, and Nathan Tom. TEAMER: WEC-Sim Modeling of Laminar Scientific Patented Seesaw Wave Energy Converter. Laminar Scientific Inc., November, 21, 2024. Distributed by Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/581
@misc{MHKDR_Dataset_581,
title = {TEAMER: WEC-Sim Modeling of Laminar Scientific Patented Seesaw Wave Energy Converter},
author = {Iyer, Narayan and Keester, Adam and Husain, Salman and Kimball, Chelsea and Tom, Nathan},
abstractNote = {Laminar Scientific's patented nearshore seesaw wave energy converter has several features assessed in this study utilizing the Wave Energy Converter SIMulator (WEC-Sim) Facility. One of these features is the ability to change spacing between two spherical floats of the seesaw to adjust to different sea-states and maximize rotational motion produced at the pivot. Conversely, severe wave conditions would warrant the minimization of rotational motion by minimizing float spacing. This study tested the hypothesis that the seesaw wave energy converter (WEC) can generate out-of-phase behavior between its fore and aft floats and that spacing adjustments will lead to improved power capture across a range of sea-states.
This directory contains:
- all Capytaine models, results, and visualization scripts (bemio.m) for the two-float configuration
- slides shared during the biweekly updates, the final test plan and the final post-access report
- all Capytaine models, results, and visualization scripts (bemio.m) for the tri-float configuration
- all the WEC-Sim input files, models, test cases, results, visualizations, plots for the two-float configuration
Post access report and GitHub repository reflecting the work done under the TEAMER RFTS 9 (request for technical support) award.},
url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/581},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository, Laminar Scientific Inc., https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/581},
note = {Accessed: 2025-04-24}
}
Details
Data from Nov 21, 2024
Last updated Feb 18, 2025
Submitted Nov 22, 2024
Organization
Laminar Scientific Inc.
Contact
Narayan Iyer
312.909.2629
Authors
Keywords
MHK, Marine, energy, power, wave energy, WEC, Github, TEAMER, RFTS9, Wave energy converter, WEC-Sim, Lamina Scientific, Capytaine, Matlab, presentation, seesaw wave energy converter, post access reportDOE Project Details
Project Name WEC-Sim Modeling of Laminar Scientific patented see-saw Wave Energy Converter (RFTS)
Project Lead Elaine Buck
Project Number 28308
