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TEAMER: Numerical Modeling of WECs to Support OES Task 10

This submission contains the files for reproducing the waves only and sphere test article simulations for the experimental setup (three different wave conditions) associated with the Teamer Request for Technical Support 9 (RFTS 9) fluid dynamics simulations to support the Ocean En...

Meuris, B. et al Sandia National Laboratories

Sep 23, 2024
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M3 Wave DMP/APEX WEC Next Generation Concept Drawings

This is the preliminary concepts that formed the basis of the first round of numerical modeling and technical discussions for the Delos-Reyes Morrow Pressure Device (DMP), commercialized by M3 Wave LLC as "APEX." IGES wireframes will be uploaded also. Additional hybrid concepts ...

Morrow, M. M3 Wave

Sep 21, 2016
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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 the calculation of the concluded LCOE advantage using Dehlsen Associates’ “Centipod” WEC, but will ...

McCall, A. Dehlsen Associates, LLC

Oct 16, 2020
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CalWave Open Water Demonstration PTO Belt Assessment & Test Report Public

PTO (Power Take-Off) belt test and analysis report conducted under CalWave's Open Water Demonstration Award EE0008097 Belt Tradeoffs for Winch PTO. The report tests two types of belts: a high modulus polyethylene (HMPE) woven fiber belt and a steel cable polyurethane belt. The goa...

Kojimoto, N. and Boerner, T. CalWave Power Technologies Inc.

May 28, 2021
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TEAMER: AquaHarmonics High Fidelity WEC Sim PTO and Control Model Validation, Sim Model

Collaborative effort between AquaHarmonics, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to revise and validate Aquaharmonics' full wave to wire model, allowing for reduced uncertainty and increased understanding of design requirements of...

Tom, N. and Leon, J. AquaHarmonics, Inc.

Dec 31, 2021
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HERO WEC V1 Upgrade 2023 Laboratory Testing (Raw Data)

This submission contains the original, unprocessed data from the 2023 Large Amplitude Motion Platform (LAMP) testing of NREL's Hydraulic and Electric Reverse Osmosis Wave Energy Converter (HERO WEC). This data serves as a companion to MHKDR #520. Data was collected using NREL's Mo...

Jenne, S. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jan 01, 2024
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TEAMER: CFD Data on a Vertical Axis Wave Turbine

In this study from January to July of 2023, different variations of the original geometry of a vertical-axis wave turbine (VAWT) were generated and evaluated for hydrodynamic power efficiency using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The key geometrical parameters considered in th...

Yang, Y. et al University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Jul 31, 2023
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M3 Wave DMP/APEX WEC Wave Tank Testing Final Raw Dataset

Complete dataset from wave tank testing for the Delos-Reyes Morrow Pressure Device (DMP), commercialized by M3 Wave LLC as "APEX". Subdirectories include Readme files where appropriate to aid in navigation.

Morrow, M. et al M3 Wave

Sep 01, 2017
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Reference Model 1 Cost Breakdown (RM1: Tidal Current Turbine)

Contains the Reference Model 1 (RM1) spreadsheets with the cost breakdown structure (CBS) for the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) calculations for a single RM1 device and multiple unit arrays. These spreadsheets are contained within an XLSX file and a spreadsheet editor such as Mi...

Neary, V. et al Sandia National Laboratories

Sep 30, 2014
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Centipod WEC, Advanced Controls, WEC Geometry CAD

CAD files depicting the wetted geometry of the Centipod WEC used in numerical models during this project. This includes the wetted geometry of the point absorber body ('pod') and the WEC 'backbone'.

McCall, A. Dehlsen Associates, LLC

Feb 15, 2016
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Tidal Current Cross-flow Turbine Wake ADV and PIV Data

Measurements in the wake of a high-solidity cross-flow turbine in a laboratory flume obtained using Acoustic Doppler Velocimetry and Particle Image Velocimetry for the purposes of characterizing the turbine wake and comparing the methods.

Polagye, B. University of Washington

Dec 06, 2016
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Tidal Energy Site Characterization East Forelands Alaska

During the summer field season in 2012, Benthic GeoScience Inc. (Benthic) mobilized under contract with Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) in order to conduct precise geospatial measurements of the seafloor accomplishing a preliminary Site Characterization Study for the ORPC Eas...

Worthington, M. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Apr 01, 2013
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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 novel half-scale low cost, net shape fabricated single piece three-blade MHK rotor with integrated healt...

Wess, D. ARL Penn State

Feb 09, 2016
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LCOE Content Model for the Heaving Point Absorber Buoy

This is the LCOE analysis spreadsheet and content model for the heaving point absorber buoy developed for controls purposes. The cost assessment was done on a wave-farm of 100-units.

Previsic, M. and Karthikeyan, A. Re Vision Consulting

Jul 14, 2017
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ALFA Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamics/Discrete Element Method Modeling System

The HDIS/COUPi discrete element method modeling system was used to simulate the interaction between various debris and the Research Debris Diversion Platform (RDDP)

DUVOY, P. University of Alaska Fairbanks

Nov 29, 2016
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Advanced TidGen Power System Final System Design Technical Report

The TidGen Power System generates emission-free electricity from tidal currents and connects directly into existing grids using smart grid technology. The power system consists of three major subsystems: shore-side power electronics, mooring system, and turbine generator unit (TGU...

Marnagh, C. and McEntee, J. Ocean Renewable Power Company

Jun 14, 2018
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Fish Detection AI, sonar image-trained detection, counting, tracking models

The Fish Detection AI project aims to improve the efficiency of fish monitoring around marine energy facilities to comply with regulatory requirements. Despite advancements in computer vision, there is limited focus on sonar images, identifying small fish with unlabeled data, and ...

Gutstein, S. et al Water Power Technology Office

Aug 25, 2024
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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 to failure) diagrams through fatigue testing, cycle counts, damage versus load, and cumulative damage. ...

Krumpe, A. ORPC Inc.

Apr 14, 2020
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UMass 2-Body WEC Techno-Economic Assessment

The University of Massachusetts (UMass) is developing a 2-body wave energy converter (WEC) device that is converting mechanical power into electricity using a mechanical motion rectifier that allows the system to couple to a flywheel. UMass has completed numerical modeling, wave t...

Previsic, M. Re Vision Consulting

Nov 19, 2024
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ALFA Discrete Element Method (DEM) Simulations using PFC3D

Contains input scripts, background information, reduced data, and results associated with the discrete element method (DEM) simulations of interface shear tests, plate anchor pullout tests, and torpedo anchor installation and pullout tests, using the software PFC3D (v4.0).

Evans, M. Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center

Jan 05, 2016
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Wave Tank Testing of 1-DoF Heaving Buoy for Controls Validation Purposes

This submission includes the wave tank testing data used to validate the controls optimization efforts of a heaving 1-DoF buoy.

Previsic, M. et al Re Vision Consulting

Jul 13, 2017
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Design of high deflection foils for MHK applications CFD files

The Ocean Renewable Power Company's (ORPC's) goal is to design, develop, and test hydrofoils with large deflections. The effects of the deflections on cross-flow turbine performance would be evaluated in order to inform design considerations for full-scale water turbines and other...

Barrington, M. and McEntee, J. Ocean Renewable Power Company

Jun 01, 2021
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MHKDR Data Management and Best Practices for Submitters and Curators

Resources for MHKDR data submitters and curators, including training videos, step-by-step guides on data submission, and detailed documentation of the MHKDR. The Data Management and Submission Best Practices document also contains API access and metadata schema information for dev...

Weers, J. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Dec 15, 2021
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Advanced TidGen Power System Summary Presentation