Datasets
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Reference Model 3 Scaled Geometry (RM3: Wave Point Absorber)
Contains the Reference Model 3 (RM3) scaled scale geometry files of the Wave Point Absorber, developed by the Reference Model Project (RMP). These scaled geometry files are... -
Reference Model 1 Scaled Geometry (RM1: Tidal Current Turbine)
Contains the Reference Model 1 (RM1) scaled scale geometry files of the Tidal Current Turbine, developed by the Reference Model Project (RMP). These scaled geometry files are... -
Geometric, structural, and control co-design for undersea kites
Focusing on a marine hydrokinetic energy application, this paper presents a combined geometric, structural, and control co-design framework for optimizing the performance of... -
Optimal kite control in spatiotemporally varying flow fields - ACC 2021
Two papers submitted (and accepted) to the 2021 American Control Conference (ACC), both focused on different attributes of kite control in variable flow environments. Siddiqui... -
Centipod WEC, Survivable Wave Energy Converters, Final Technical Report
This project shows that the choice of a secondary DOF for survivability is a viable option to reduce the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) in WEC designs. This report will cover... -
StingRAY Structural Optimization Final Technical Report
The overall project objective is to materially decrease the leveled cost of energy (LCOE) of the Columbia Power (CPower) StingRAY utility-scale wave energy converter (WEC). This... -
FOSWEC v2: System identification and control testing at Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory
This report summarizes the design and execution of a wave tank test of the floating oscillating surge wave energy converter (FOSWEC) in the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research... -
Lift Equivalence and Cancellation for Airfoil Surge-Pitch-Plunge Oscillations
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 surge,... -
Observation-Based Resource Assessment of Gulf Stream MHK
Multi-year measurements of current velocity, salinity, and temperature from fixed and vessel-mounted sensors quantify Gulf Stream (GS) MHK resource variability and inform... -
Control-based optimization for tethered tidal kite
This submission includes three peer-reviewed (under review) papers from the researchers at North Carolina State University presenting control-based techniques to maximize... -
Control of an AUV with deployable energy-harvesting kite
This paper examines the control of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with a deployable energy-harvesting kite for oceanographic observation and surveillance. The proposed... -
Spooling control design for flight optimization of tethered tidal kites
This submission includes three peer-reviewed (under review) papers from the researchers at North Carolina State University presenting different control-based techniques to... -
Model and experimental validation of ocean kite dynamics and controls
This submission includes two peer-reviewed papers from researchers at North Carolina State University presenting the modeling and lab-scale experimentation of the dynamics and... -
Performance estimation of resonance-enhanced dual-buoy wave energy converter using coupled time-domain simulation
This paper presents the modeling methodology and performance evaluation of the resonance-enhanced dual-buoy WEC (Wave Energy Converter) by HEM (hydrodynamic & electro-... -
Wave Tank Testing Report for Controls Validation of a Heaving Point Absorber
The core objectives of this project is to improve the power capture of three different wave energy conversion (WEC) devices by more than 50% using an advanced control system and... -
WEC Controls Optimization Final Report
The over-arching project objective is to fully develop and validate optimal controls frameworks that can subsequently be applied widely to different WEC devices and concepts.... -
Net Shape Fabricated Low Cost MHK Pass-Through the Hub Turbine Blades with Integrated Health Management Technology
The primary objective of this project is to develop a three-blade MHK rotor with low manufacturing and maintenance costs. The proposed program will design, fabricate and test a... -
2017 Western Passage Tidal Energy Resource Characterization Measurements
These data are from tidal resource characterization measurements collected between April and July 2017 in Western Passage near Eastport, Maine, USA. The dataset contains the... -
TidGen MHK Generator Composite Fatigue Analysis Procedure
A procedure was described for performing a fatigue analysis of composite foils for an MHK generator. The steps included generating load data, S-N (Stress versus Number of cycles...