TEAMER: Numerical Modeling of the Pitching Inertial Pump (PIP) Wave Energy Capture Device
This project focused on further development of a Numerical Model of the iProTech Pitching Inertial Pump (PIP) wave energy converter (WEC) using the MATLAB/Simulink tool, WEC-Sim. The process involved parameterizing key design variables, running time-domain simulations, and performing sensitivity analyses to determine their impact on power output. The workflow, designed for the PIP device, is generalized and can be extended to optimize other WECs that can be simulated in WEC-Sim. This work establishes a foundation for future time-domain-based WEC design optimizations.
Included in this submission are all figures from the final report and the model inputs required to generate them. This includes boundary element method (BEM) models, hydrodynamic coefficients, and the WEC-Sim models used for time-domain analyses. Although data for every single run is not included to save space, all of it can be reproduced using the provided models.
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AB - This project focused on further development of a Numerical Model of the iProTech Pitching Inertial Pump (PIP) wave energy converter (WEC) using the MATLAB/Simulink tool, WEC-Sim. The process involved parameterizing key design variables, running time-domain simulations, and performing sensitivity analyses to determine their impact on power output. The workflow, designed for the PIP device, is generalized and can be extended to optimize other WECs that can be simulated in WEC-Sim. This work establishes a foundation for future time-domain-based WEC design optimizations.
Included in this submission are all figures from the final report and the model inputs required to generate them. This includes boundary element method (BEM) models, hydrodynamic coefficients, and the WEC-Sim models used for time-domain analyses. Although data for every single run is not included to save space, all of it can be reproduced using the provided models.
AU - Wynn, Nick
A2 - Hussein, Salman
A3 - Gray, Nicholas
A4 - Ogden, David
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 - Pitching Inertial Pump
KW - Numerical Model
KW - Matlab
KW - WECSim
KW - PIP
KW - wave energy converter
KW - WEC
KW - BEM
KW - boundary element method models
KW - hydrodynamic coefficients
KW - numerical modeling
KW - TEAMER
LA - English
DA - 2026/02/26
PY - 2026
PB - IProTech
T1 - TEAMER: Numerical Modeling of the Pitching Inertial Pump (PIP) Wave Energy Capture Device
UR - https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/691
ER -
Wynn, Nick, et al. TEAMER: Numerical Modeling of the Pitching Inertial Pump (PIP) Wave Energy Capture Device. IProTech, 26 February, 2026, Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/691.
Wynn, N., Hussein, S., Gray, N., & Ogden, D. (2026). TEAMER: Numerical Modeling of the Pitching Inertial Pump (PIP) Wave Energy Capture Device. [Data set]. Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. IProTech. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/691
Wynn, Nick, Salman Hussein, Nicholas Gray, and David Ogden. TEAMER: Numerical Modeling of the Pitching Inertial Pump (PIP) Wave Energy Capture Device. IProTech, February, 26, 2026. Distributed by Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/691
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title = {TEAMER: Numerical Modeling of the Pitching Inertial Pump (PIP) Wave Energy Capture Device},
author = {Wynn, Nick and Hussein, Salman and Gray, Nicholas and Ogden, David},
abstractNote = {This project focused on further development of a Numerical Model of the iProTech Pitching Inertial Pump (PIP) wave energy converter (WEC) using the MATLAB/Simulink tool, WEC-Sim. The process involved parameterizing key design variables, running time-domain simulations, and performing sensitivity analyses to determine their impact on power output. The workflow, designed for the PIP device, is generalized and can be extended to optimize other WECs that can be simulated in WEC-Sim. This work establishes a foundation for future time-domain-based WEC design optimizations.
Included in this submission are all figures from the final report and the model inputs required to generate them. This includes boundary element method (BEM) models, hydrodynamic coefficients, and the WEC-Sim models used for time-domain analyses. Although data for every single run is not included to save space, all of it can be reproduced using the provided models.
},
url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/691},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository, IProTech, https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/691},
note = {Accessed: 2026-03-31}
}
Details
Data from Feb 26, 2026
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
Submitted Feb 26, 2026
Organization
IProTech
Contact
Nick Wynn
650.465.7555
Authors
Keywords
MHK, Marine, Hydrokinetic, energy, power, Pitching Inertial Pump, Numerical Model, Matlab, WECSim, PIP, wave energy converter, WEC, BEM, boundary element method models, hydrodynamic coefficients, numerical modeling, TEAMERDOE Project Details
Project Name Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research
Project Lead Elaine Buck
Project Number EE0008895
