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Advanced Control Systems for Wave Energy Converters
Department of Energy —
This submission contains several papers, a final report, descriptions of a theoretical framework for two types of control systems, and descriptions of eight real-time... -
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Reference Model 5 Cost Breakdown (RM5: Oscillating Surge Flap)
Department of Energy —
Contains the Reference Model 5 (RM5) spreadsheets with the cost breakdown structure (CBS) for the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) calculations for a single RM5 device... -
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M3 Wave DMP/APEX WEC Final Technical Report
Department of Energy —
This project successfully developed methods for numerical modeling of sediment transport phenomena around rigid objects resting on or near the ocean floor. These... -
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ALFA Non-linear Ocean Waves and PTO Control Strategy
Department of Energy —
Data from Advanced Laboratory and Field Arrays (ALFA) Non-linear Ocean Waves and Power Take-Off (PTO). Control Strategy project conducted at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave... -
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NWEI AZURA Data for April 2018 Measured by MOIS (NREL)
Department of Energy —
Performance data (motion, power, mooring loads, position, heading, MOIS status) for the AZURA WEC operating at the Hawaii Wave Energy Test Site (WETS). Measured by... -
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NWEI AZURA Data for February 2018 Measured by MOIS (NREL)
Department of Energy —
Performance data (motion, power, mooring loads, position, heading, MOIS status) for the AZURA WEC operating at the Hawaii Wave Energy Test Site (WETS). Measured by... -
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Wave Energy Prize - 1/50th Testing - Team Flapper/Harvest Oscillating Wave Surge Converter
Department of Energy —
This submission of data includes all the 1/50th scale testing data completed on the Wave Energy Prize for the Team Flapper/Harvest, and includes: - 1/50th test data... -
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Wave Energy Prize - 1/20th Testing - Harvest Wave Energy Oscillating Wave Surge Converter
Department of Energy —
Data from the 1/20th scale testing data completed on the Wave Energy Prize for the Harvest Wave Energy team, including the 1/20th scale test plan, raw test data,... -
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Advanced WEC Dynamics and Controls, Test 1
Department of Energy —
Numerous studies have shown that advanced control of a wave energy converter's (WEC's) power take off (PTO) can provide significant increases (on the order of... -
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NWEI AZURA Data for March 2018 Measured by MOIS (NREL)
Department of Energy —
Performance data (motion, power, mooring loads, position, heading, MOIS status) for the AZURA WEC operating at the Hawaii Wave Energy Test Site (WETS). Measured by... -
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LCOE Analysis of Surge-Mode WEC
Department of Energy —
Spreadsheet which provides estimates of reductions in Levelized Cost of Energy for a surge-mode wave energy converter (WEC). This is made available via adoption of... -
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LCOE Baseline for RME Surge WEC Device
Department of Energy —
This submission includes all the data to support an LCOE baseline assessment for the Resolute Marine Energy (RME) Surge WEC device. -
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Lift Equivalence and Cancellation for Airfoil Surge-Pitch-Plunge Oscillations
Department of Energy —
A NACA 0018 airfoil in freestream velocity is oscillated in longitudinal, transverse, and angle-of-attack directions with respect to the freestream velocity, known as... -
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Advanced Direct-Drive Generator for Improved Availability of Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Power Generation Systems: 1hp 300rpm Axial-Flux Magnetically Geared Generator Test Data
Department of Energy —
Static torque and no load test data for a 1hp, 300rpm axial-flux magnetically geared generator prototype developed by Texas A&M EMPE Lab. -
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Direct-Drive Electrical Generator and PTO System for Flap-type Wave Energy Converters
Department of Energy —
Project and generator specifications and initial prototype test data for flap-type wave energy converters (WEC) -
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Laboratory Experiments for Highly Nonlinear WEC-Wave Conditions
Department of Energy —
This document describes the experiments carried out in December 2019 and February-March 2020 in the Directional Wave Basin at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research... -
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Wave Energy Prize - 1/50th Testing - RTI Wave Power Oscillating Wave Surge Converter
Department of Energy —
This submission of data includes all the 1/50th scale testing data completed on the Wave Energy Prize for the RTI Wave Power team, and includes: - 1/50th test data... -
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Advanced Direct-Drive Generator for Improved Availability of Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Power Generation Systems: 10hp 30rpm Radial-Flux Magnetically Geared Generator Test Data
Department of Energy —
Static torque, no load, constant speed, and sinusoidal oscillation test data for a 10hp, 300rpm magnetically-geared generator prototype using either an adjustable... -
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Experimental Testing of a Floating Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter at Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory
Department of Energy —
In order to generate a public data set that can be used to validate Wave Energy Converter (WEC) numerical codes, such as WEC-Sim, Sandia National Laboratories led an...