TEAMER: Experimental Characterization of a Laboratory-Scaled Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter
This data is a result of an experimental campaign to characterize the hydrodynamics and performance of a laboratory-scale oscillating surge wave energy converter (OSWEC). The device was 85 cm wide, 1.4 meters tall, and 14 cm thick and was tested in the Sea Wave Environmental Lab (SWEL) wave tank at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory which is 2.5 meters wide with a water depth of 1.3 meters. The device included fifteen pressure sensors on the flap face, two 6-axis load cells at the hinge, an encoder to measure flap position, and a motor to emulate a PTO and absorb power. We provide a full summary of the device and experiments in the TEAMER Post-Access Report titled "Optimal control of an oscillating surge wave energy converter".
This DropBox directory contains data from four types of experiments:
1. Buoyancy Tests - We measure the torque required to hold the flap at different angles to characterize buoyancy torque as a function of position.
2. Locked Flap (Excitation) Tests - We measure the torque on a locked flap subject to different wave parameters to extract the excitation torque coefficient.
3. Forced Oscillation (Radiation) Tests - We force the flap to oscillate at different periods and amplitudes to extract added inertia and radiation damping coefficients.
4. Control Tests - We subject the flap to different waves and use a linear damping controller to emulate a PTO and extract absorbed power and capture width ratio (CWR) as a function of wave and control parameters.
This data set includes raw and processed time series data from the encoder and load cells, as well as calculated hydrodynamic and performance parameters from the tests. We include a README document as well as a spreadsheet with individual test details as a reference.
Funding for this experimental campaign was provided by the TEAMER Program under RFTS 10 and was a collaboration between the University of Washington and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
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AB - This data is a result of an experimental campaign to characterize the hydrodynamics and performance of a laboratory-scale oscillating surge wave energy converter (OSWEC). The device was 85 cm wide, 1.4 meters tall, and 14 cm thick and was tested in the Sea Wave Environmental Lab (SWEL) wave tank at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory which is 2.5 meters wide with a water depth of 1.3 meters. The device included fifteen pressure sensors on the flap face, two 6-axis load cells at the hinge, an encoder to measure flap position, and a motor to emulate a PTO and absorb power. We provide a full summary of the device and experiments in the TEAMER Post-Access Report titled "Optimal control of an oscillating surge wave energy converter".
This DropBox directory contains data from four types of experiments:
1. Buoyancy Tests - We measure the torque required to hold the flap at different angles to characterize buoyancy torque as a function of position.
2. Locked Flap (Excitation) Tests - We measure the torque on a locked flap subject to different wave parameters to extract the excitation torque coefficient.
3. Forced Oscillation (Radiation) Tests - We force the flap to oscillate at different periods and amplitudes to extract added inertia and radiation damping coefficients.
4. Control Tests - We subject the flap to different waves and use a linear damping controller to emulate a PTO and extract absorbed power and capture width ratio (CWR) as a function of wave and control parameters.
This data set includes raw and processed time series data from the encoder and load cells, as well as calculated hydrodynamic and performance parameters from the tests. We include a README document as well as a spreadsheet with individual test details as a reference.
Funding for this experimental campaign was provided by the TEAMER Program under RFTS 10 and was a collaboration between the University of Washington and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
AU - Lydon, Brittany
A2 - Polagye, Brian
A3 - Fao, Rebecca
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 - hydrodynamic coefficients
KW - raw data
KW - processed data
KW - TEAMER
KW - RFTS10
KW - Dropbox
KW - oscillating surge wave energy converter
KW - wave energy converter
KW - OSWEC
KW - Sea Wave Environmental Lab
KW - SWEL
LA - English
DA - 2024/04/05
PY - 2024
PB - University of Washington
T1 - TEAMER: Experimental Characterization of a Laboratory-Scaled Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter
UR - https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/603
ER -
Lydon, Brittany, et al. TEAMER: Experimental Characterization of a Laboratory-Scaled Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter. University of Washington, 5 April, 2024, Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/603.
Lydon, B., Polagye, B., & Fao, R. (2024). TEAMER: Experimental Characterization of a Laboratory-Scaled Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter. [Data set]. Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. University of Washington. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/603
Lydon, Brittany, Brian Polagye, and Rebecca Fao. TEAMER: Experimental Characterization of a Laboratory-Scaled Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter. University of Washington, April, 5, 2024. Distributed by Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/603
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title = {TEAMER: Experimental Characterization of a Laboratory-Scaled Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter},
author = {Lydon, Brittany and Polagye, Brian and Fao, Rebecca},
abstractNote = {This data is a result of an experimental campaign to characterize the hydrodynamics and performance of a laboratory-scale oscillating surge wave energy converter (OSWEC). The device was 85 cm wide, 1.4 meters tall, and 14 cm thick and was tested in the Sea Wave Environmental Lab (SWEL) wave tank at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory which is 2.5 meters wide with a water depth of 1.3 meters. The device included fifteen pressure sensors on the flap face, two 6-axis load cells at the hinge, an encoder to measure flap position, and a motor to emulate a PTO and absorb power. We provide a full summary of the device and experiments in the TEAMER Post-Access Report titled "Optimal control of an oscillating surge wave energy converter".
This DropBox directory contains data from four types of experiments:
1. Buoyancy Tests - We measure the torque required to hold the flap at different angles to characterize buoyancy torque as a function of position.
2. Locked Flap (Excitation) Tests - We measure the torque on a locked flap subject to different wave parameters to extract the excitation torque coefficient.
3. Forced Oscillation (Radiation) Tests - We force the flap to oscillate at different periods and amplitudes to extract added inertia and radiation damping coefficients.
4. Control Tests - We subject the flap to different waves and use a linear damping controller to emulate a PTO and extract absorbed power and capture width ratio (CWR) as a function of wave and control parameters.
This data set includes raw and processed time series data from the encoder and load cells, as well as calculated hydrodynamic and performance parameters from the tests. We include a README document as well as a spreadsheet with individual test details as a reference.
Funding for this experimental campaign was provided by the TEAMER Program under RFTS 10 and was a collaboration between the University of Washington and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
},
url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/603},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository, University of Washington, https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/603},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-06}
}
Details
Data from Apr 5, 2024
Last updated Apr 14, 2025
Submitted Mar 10, 2025
Organization
University of Washington
Contact
Brittany Lydon
206.817.9760
Authors
Keywords
MHK, Marine, energy, power, wave energy, WEC, hydrodynamic coefficients, raw data, processed data, TEAMER, RFTS10, Dropbox, oscillating surge wave energy converter, wave energy converter, OSWEC, Sea Wave Environmental Lab, SWELDOE Project Details
Project Name TEAMER: Optimal control of an oscillating surge wave energy converter
Project Lead Lauren Ruedy
Project Number EE0008895