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Reference Model 1 Full Scale Geometry (RM1: Tidal Current Turbine)

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Contains the Reference Model 1 (RM1) full scale geometry files of the Tidal Current Turbine, developed by the Reference Model Project (RMP). These full scale geometry files are saved as SolidWorks assembly, X_T, IGS, and STEP files, and require a CAD program to view. This data was generated upon completion of the project on September 30, 2014.

The Reference Model Project (RMP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), was a partnered effort to develop open-source MHK point designs as reference models (RMs) to benchmark MHK technology performance and costs, and an open-source methodology for design and analysis of MHK technologies, including models for estimating their capital costs, operational costs, and levelized costs of energy. The point designs also served as open-source test articles for university researchers and commercial technology developers. The RMP project team, led by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), included a partnership between DOE, three national laboratories, including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Applied Research Laboratory of Penn State University, and Re Vision Consulting.

Reference Model 1 (RM1) is a dual variable-speed variable-pitch (VSVP) axial-flow tidal turbine device, designed for the Tacoma Narrows tidal current energy resource site in Puget Sound, Washington. RM1 comprises a monopile foundation and a crossarm assembly to mount the two rotors. The cross-arm assembly is nearly neutrally buoyant so the attached rotors can be recovered and redeployed with a minimal amount of lifting crane capacity; therefore, the design minimizes the handling requirements during deployment and recovery, which reduces overall cost in all O&M activities including access to the power conversion chain (PCC).

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Sandia National Laboratories. (2014). Reference Model 1 Full Scale Geometry (RM1: Tidal Current Turbine) [data set]. Retrieved from https://dx.doi.org/10.15473/1819888.
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Neary, Vince, Lawson, Michael, Li, Ye, Sale, Danny, Fontaine, Arnie, Beam, Michael, Kline, Brian, Epler, Jeffrey, Previsic, Mirko, and Polagye, Brian. Reference Model 1 Full Scale Geometry (RM1: Tidal Current Turbine) . United States: N.p., 30 Sep, 2014. Web. doi: 10.15473/1819888.
Neary, Vince, Lawson, Michael, Li, Ye, Sale, Danny, Fontaine, Arnie, Beam, Michael, Kline, Brian, Epler, Jeffrey, Previsic, Mirko, & Polagye, Brian. Reference Model 1 Full Scale Geometry (RM1: Tidal Current Turbine) . United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.15473/1819888
Neary, Vince, Lawson, Michael, Li, Ye, Sale, Danny, Fontaine, Arnie, Beam, Michael, Kline, Brian, Epler, Jeffrey, Previsic, Mirko, and Polagye, Brian. 2014. "Reference Model 1 Full Scale Geometry (RM1: Tidal Current Turbine) ". United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.15473/1819888. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/379.
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The Reference Model Project (RMP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), was a partnered effort to develop open-source MHK point designs as reference models (RMs) to benchmark MHK technology performance and costs, and an open-source methodology for design and analysis of MHK technologies, including models for estimating their capital costs, operational costs, and levelized costs of energy. The point designs also served as open-source test articles for university researchers and commercial technology developers. The RMP project team, led by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), included a partnership between DOE, three national laboratories, including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Applied Research Laboratory of Penn State University, and Re Vision Consulting.

Reference Model 1 (RM1) is a dual variable-speed variable-pitch (VSVP) axial-flow tidal turbine device, designed for the Tacoma Narrows tidal current energy resource site in Puget Sound, Washington. RM1 comprises a monopile foundation and a crossarm assembly to mount the two rotors. The cross-arm assembly is nearly neutrally buoyant so the attached rotors can be recovered and redeployed with a minimal amount of lifting crane capacity; therefore, the design minimizes the handling requirements during deployment and recovery, which reduces overall cost in all O&M activities including access to the power conversion chain (PCC).
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https://dx.doi.org/10.15473/1819888

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Data from Sep 30, 2014

Last updated Sep 16, 2021

Submitted Sep 10, 2021

Organization

Sandia National Laboratories

Contact

Vince Neary

Authors

Vince Neary

Sandia National Laboratories

Michael Lawson

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Ye Li

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Danny Sale

University of Washington

Arnie Fontaine

Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Lab

Michael Beam

Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Lab

Brian Kline

Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Lab

Jeffrey Epler

Revision Consulting

Mirko Previsic

Revision Consulting

Brian Polagye

University of Washington

DOE Project Details

Project Name Reference Model Project

Project Lead Jeff Rieks

Project Number FY13 AOP 1.2.5.1

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