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.
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AB - 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.
AU - Lawson, Michael J
DB - Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO -
KW - MATLAB
KW - SIMULINK
KW - WEC-Sim
KW - energy
KW - energy conversion
KW - hydro
KW - kinetic
KW - simluation
KW - simulation tool
KW - software
KW - wave energy
KW - wind and water energy
LA - English
DA - 2014/11/25
PY - 2014
PB - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
T1 - WEC-Sim Wave Energy Converter Simulator
UR - https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/616
ER -
Lawson, Michael J. WEC-Sim Wave Energy Converter Simulator. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 25 November, 2014, Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/616.
Lawson, M. (2014). WEC-Sim Wave Energy Converter Simulator. [Data set]. Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/616
Lawson, Michael J. WEC-Sim Wave Energy Converter Simulator. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, November, 25, 2014. Distributed by Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/616
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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.},
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year = {2014},
howpublished = {Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/616},
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Details
Data from Nov 25, 2014
Last updated Apr 28, 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
