WEC-Sim Wave Energy Converter Simulator
WEC-Sim (Wave Energy Converter SIMulator) is an open-source wave energy converter (WEC) simulation tool.
The code is developed in MATLAB/SIMULINK using the multi-body dynamics solver SimMechanics. WEC-Sim has the ability to model devices that are comprised of rigid bodies, power-take-off systems, and mooring systems. Simulations are performed in the time-domain by solving the governing WEC equations of motion in 6 degrees-of-freedom. The WEC-Sim project is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy?s Wind and Water Power Technologies Office and the code development effort is a collaboration between the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL).
More information, including tutorials, available at the project site below.
Citation Formats
National Renewable Energy Laboratory. (2014). WEC-Sim Wave Energy Converter Simulator [data set]. Retrieved from https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/616.
Lawson, Michael J, and . WEC-Sim Wave Energy Converter Simulator. United States: N.p., 25 Nov, 2014. Web. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/616.
Lawson, Michael J, & . WEC-Sim Wave Energy Converter Simulator. United States. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/616
Lawson, Michael J, and . 2014. "WEC-Sim Wave Energy Converter Simulator". United States. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/616.
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More information, including tutorials, available at the project site below.}, doi = {}, url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/616}, journal = {}, number = , volume = , place = {United States}, year = {2014}, month = {11}}
Details
Data from Nov 25, 2014
Last updated Apr 14, 2025
Submitted Nov 25, 2014
Organization
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Contact
Michael J Lawson
Authors
Keywords
MATLAB, SIMULINK, WEC-Sim, energy, energy conversion, hydro, kinetic, simluation, simulation tool, software, wave energy, wind and water energyDOE Project Details
Project Lead Lauren Ruedy
