Advanced Wave-to-Wire OWC model in WEC-Sim
Accurate numerical models are crucial for the development of wave energy converter (WEC) technologies, providing the means for power production and lifetime assessment, site selection, and design of mooring lines, PTO systems and controllers, among other aspects. The present project aims at developing a wave-to-wire numerical model for floating oscillating water column (OWC) devices based upon the Wave Energy Converter SIMulator (WEC-Sim) platform. To that end, nonlinear hydrodynamics, considering viscous and nonlinear Froude-Krylov effects were implemented, and new capabilities were articulated into the WEC-Sim platform, incorporating thermos-aerodynamic effects for the air-turbine. A numerical model of a wave-to-wire controller was developed in this project, and its efficiency and performance have been tested numerically. In addition to this, a mooring system was also included in the numerical model. The hydrodynamic coefficients for the OWC were calculated using different numerical solvers: ANSYS, WAMIT, Capyatine, and NEMOH. This paper also contrasts two distinct modeling approaches. In the first approach, the WEC's main structure and the OWC are modeled as separate entities. In the second, the WEC and OWC are considered a single body, with the free surface of the oscillating water column added as an extra degree of freedom. Nonlinear hydrodynamic effects, including viscosity and nonlinear Froude-Krylov forces, are incorporated to assess their impact on the numerical analysis of OWC systems.
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AB - Accurate numerical models are crucial for the development of wave energy converter (WEC) technologies, providing the means for power production and lifetime assessment, site selection, and design of mooring lines, PTO systems and controllers, among other aspects. The present project aims at developing a wave-to-wire numerical model for floating oscillating water column (OWC) devices based upon the Wave Energy Converter SIMulator (WEC-Sim) platform. To that end, nonlinear hydrodynamics, considering viscous and nonlinear Froude-Krylov effects were implemented, and new capabilities were articulated into the WEC-Sim platform, incorporating thermos-aerodynamic effects for the air-turbine. A numerical model of a wave-to-wire controller was developed in this project, and its efficiency and performance have been tested numerically. In addition to this, a mooring system was also included in the numerical model. The hydrodynamic coefficients for the OWC were calculated using different numerical solvers: ANSYS, WAMIT, Capyatine, and NEMOH. This paper also contrasts two distinct modeling approaches. In the first approach, the WEC's main structure and the OWC are modeled as separate entities. In the second, the WEC and OWC are considered a single body, with the free surface of the oscillating water column added as an extra degree of freedom. Nonlinear hydrodynamic effects, including viscosity and nonlinear Froude-Krylov forces, are incorporated to assess their impact on the numerical analysis of OWC systems.
AU - Peñalba, Markel
A2 - Peña-Sanchez, Yerai
A3 - Leon-Quiroga, Jorge
A4 - Shabara, Mohamed
A5 - Grasberger, Jeff Thomas
DB - Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO -
KW - MHK
KW - Marine Renewable Energy
KW - Wave Energy
KW - Oscillating Water Column
KW - Wave-to-Wire Modelling and Control
LA - English
DA - 2024/12/20
PY - 2024
PB - Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa
T1 - Advanced Wave-to-Wire OWC model in WEC-Sim
UR - https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/607
ER -
Peñalba, Markel, et al. Advanced Wave-to-Wire OWC model in WEC-Sim. Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa, 20 December, 2024, Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/607.
Peñalba, M., Peña-Sanchez, Y., Leon-Quiroga, J., Shabara, M., & Grasberger, J. (2024). Advanced Wave-to-Wire OWC model in WEC-Sim. [Data set]. Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/607
Peñalba, Markel, Yerai Peña-Sanchez, Jorge Leon-Quiroga, Mohamed Shabara, and Jeff Thomas Grasberger. Advanced Wave-to-Wire OWC model in WEC-Sim. Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa, December, 20, 2024. Distributed by Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/607
@misc{MHKDR_Dataset_607,
title = {Advanced Wave-to-Wire OWC model in WEC-Sim},
author = {Pe\~{n}alba, Markel and Pe\~{n}a-Sanchez, Yerai and Leon-Quiroga, Jorge and Shabara, Mohamed and Grasberger, Jeff Thomas},
abstractNote = {Accurate numerical models are crucial for the development of wave energy converter (WEC) technologies, providing the means for power production and lifetime assessment, site selection, and design of mooring lines, PTO systems and controllers, among other aspects. The present project aims at developing a wave-to-wire numerical model for floating oscillating water column (OWC) devices based upon the Wave Energy Converter SIMulator (WEC-Sim) platform. To that end, nonlinear hydrodynamics, considering viscous and nonlinear Froude-Krylov effects were implemented, and new capabilities were articulated into the WEC-Sim platform, incorporating thermos-aerodynamic effects for the air-turbine. A numerical model of a wave-to-wire controller was developed in this project, and its efficiency and performance have been tested numerically. In addition to this, a mooring system was also included in the numerical model. The hydrodynamic coefficients for the OWC were calculated using different numerical solvers: ANSYS, WAMIT, Capyatine, and NEMOH. This paper also contrasts two distinct modeling approaches. In the first approach, the WEC's main structure and the OWC are modeled as separate entities. In the second, the WEC and OWC are considered a single body, with the free surface of the oscillating water column added as an extra degree of freedom. Nonlinear hydrodynamic effects, including viscosity and nonlinear Froude-Krylov forces, are incorporated to assess their impact on the numerical analysis of OWC systems.},
url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/607},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository, Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa, https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/607},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-06}
}
Details
Data from Dec 20, 2024
Last updated Mar 18, 2025
Submitted Mar 17, 2025
Organization
Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa
Contact
Markel Peñalba Retes
Authors
Keywords
MHK, Marine Renewable Energy, Wave Energy, Oscillating Water Column, Wave-to-Wire Modelling and ControlDOE Project Details
Project Name Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research
Project Lead Lauren Ruedy
Project Number EE0008895