Experimental Performance of a Laboratory-Scaled Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter
This data is a subset of the data from an experimental campaign (https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/603) 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 Laboratory of the Rockies 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 power take-off (PTO) and absorb power.
This data set consists of a single sweep through power take-off damping values with post-processed data from the pressure sensor array, in addition to flap motion, forces, and torques. A README document is provided to explain data file structure and descriptions.
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AB - This data is a subset of the data from an experimental campaign (https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/603) 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 Laboratory of the Rockies 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 power take-off (PTO) and absorb power.
This data set consists of a single sweep through power take-off damping values with post-processed data from the pressure sensor array, in addition to flap motion, forces, and torques. A README document is provided to explain data file structure and descriptions.
AU - Polagye, Brian
A2 - Lydon, Brittany
A3 - Fao, Rebecca
DB - Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - MHK
KW - Marine
KW - Hydrokinetic
KW - energy
KW - power
KW - OSWEC
KW - experiment
KW - pressure
KW - power take-off
KW - PTO
KW - processed data
KW - performance
KW - Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter
KW - WEC
KW - wave energy converter
KW - MATLAB
LA - English
DA - 2024/09/26
PY - 2024
PB - University of Washington
T1 - Experimental Performance of a Laboratory-Scaled Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter
UR - https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/687
ER -
Polagye, Brian, et al. Experimental Performance of a Laboratory-Scaled Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter. University of Washington, 26 September, 2024, Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/687.
Polagye, B., Lydon, B., & Fao, R. (2024). Experimental Performance of a Laboratory-Scaled Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter. [Data set]. Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. University of Washington. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/687
Polagye, Brian, Brittany Lydon, and Rebecca Fao. Experimental Performance of a Laboratory-Scaled Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter. University of Washington, September, 26, 2024. Distributed by Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/687
@misc{MHKDR_Dataset_687,
title = {Experimental Performance of a Laboratory-Scaled Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter},
author = {Polagye, Brian and Lydon, Brittany and Fao, Rebecca},
abstractNote = {This data is a subset of the data from an experimental campaign (https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/603) 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 Laboratory of the Rockies 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 power take-off (PTO) and absorb power.
This data set consists of a single sweep through power take-off damping values with post-processed data from the pressure sensor array, in addition to flap motion, forces, and torques. A README document is provided to explain data file structure and descriptions.},
url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/687},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository, University of Washington, https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/687},
note = {Accessed: 2026-06-13}
}
Details
Data from Sep 26, 2024
Last updated Mar 25, 2026
Submitted Feb 4, 2026
Organization
University of Washington
Contact
Brian Polagye
206.543.7544
Authors
Keywords
MHK, Marine, Hydrokinetic, energy, power, OSWEC, experiment, pressure, power take-off, PTO, processed data, performance, Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter, WEC, wave energy converter, MATLABDOE Project Details
Project Name National Marine Renewable Energy Center Upgrades
Project Lead Yana Shininger
Project Number EE0008955
