Reference Model 4 Full Scale Geometry (RM4: Ocean Current Turbine)
Contains the Reference Model 4 (RM4) full scale geometry files of the Ocean Current Turbine, developed by the Reference Model Project (RMP). These full scale geometry files are saved as SolidWorks assembly, IGS, X_T, 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 4 (RM4) is a "flying-wing" ocean current turbine concept intended for deployment in the Gulf Stream off the southeast coast of Florida. The RM4 device has four rotors, with a rotorless center nacelle housing the power electronics, attached on a straight wing 120 m long. The device is designed to be submerged ~50 m below the surface and is moored to the seabed. The RM4 uses buoyancy within the wing and the five nacelles to maintain its position in the water column. Each rotor has a diameter of 33 m and has a 1-MW power rating, yielding a total device rated power of 4 MW. The rotors on the left and right side of the wing rotate in opposite directions in order to balance the torque applied to the device. The rotorless center nacelle housing the power electronics serves to condition the power generated by the rotors before it is delivered to the grid.
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AB - Contains the Reference Model 4 (RM4) full scale geometry files of the Ocean Current Turbine, developed by the Reference Model Project (RMP). These full scale geometry files are saved as SolidWorks assembly, IGS, X_T, 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 4 (RM4) is a "flying-wing" ocean current turbine concept intended for deployment in the Gulf Stream off the southeast coast of Florida. The RM4 device has four rotors, with a rotorless center nacelle housing the power electronics, attached on a straight wing 120 m long. The device is designed to be submerged ~50 m below the surface and is moored to the seabed. The RM4 uses buoyancy within the wing and the five nacelles to maintain its position in the water column. Each rotor has a diameter of 33 m and has a 1-MW power rating, yielding a total device rated power of 4 MW. The rotors on the left and right side of the wing rotate in opposite directions in order to balance the torque applied to the device. The rotorless center nacelle housing the power electronics serves to condition the power generated by the rotors before it is delivered to the grid.
AU - Neary, Vince
A2 - Lawson, Michael
A3 - Li, Ye
A4 - Sale, Danny
A5 - Fontaine, Arnie
A6 - Beam, Michael
A7 - Kline, Brian
A8 - Epler, Jeffrey
A9 - Previsic, Mirko
A10 - Shoele, Kourosh
A11 - Ray, Rob
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.15473/1819899
KW - MHK
KW - Marine
KW - Hydrokinetic
KW - energy
KW - power
KW - ocean current
KW - RM4
KW - reference model
KW - ocean current energy
KW - axial flow turbine
KW - CEC
KW - turbine
KW - 3D model
KW - model
KW - CAD
KW - SOLIDWORKS
KW - Reference Model Project
LA - English
DA - 2014/09/30
PY - 2014
PB - Sandia National Laboratories
T1 - Reference Model 4 Full Scale Geometry (RM4: Ocean Current Turbine)
UR - https://doi.org/10.15473/1819899
ER -
Neary, Vince, et al. Reference Model 4 Full Scale Geometry (RM4: Ocean Current Turbine). Sandia National Laboratories, 30 September, 2014, MHKDR. https://doi.org/10.15473/1819899.
Neary, V., Lawson, M., Li, Y., Sale, D., Fontaine, A., Beam, M., Kline, B., Epler, J., Previsic, M., Shoele, K., & Ray, R. (2014). Reference Model 4 Full Scale Geometry (RM4: Ocean Current Turbine). [Data set]. MHKDR. Sandia National Laboratories. https://doi.org/10.15473/1819899
Neary, Vince, Michael Lawson, Ye Li, Danny Sale, Arnie Fontaine, Michael Beam, Brian Kline, Jeffrey Epler, Mirko Previsic, Kourosh Shoele, and Rob Ray. Reference Model 4 Full Scale Geometry (RM4: Ocean Current Turbine). Sandia National Laboratories, September, 30, 2014. Distributed by MHKDR. https://doi.org/10.15473/1819899
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title = {Reference Model 4 Full Scale Geometry (RM4: Ocean Current Turbine)},
author = {Neary, Vince and Lawson, Michael and Li, Ye and Sale, Danny and Fontaine, Arnie and Beam, Michael and Kline, Brian and Epler, Jeffrey and Previsic, Mirko and Shoele, Kourosh and Ray, Rob},
abstractNote = {Contains the Reference Model 4 (RM4) full scale geometry files of the Ocean Current Turbine, developed by the Reference Model Project (RMP). These full scale geometry files are saved as SolidWorks assembly, IGS, X_T, 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 4 (RM4) is a "flying-wing" ocean current turbine concept intended for deployment in the Gulf Stream off the southeast coast of Florida. The RM4 device has four rotors, with a rotorless center nacelle housing the power electronics, attached on a straight wing 120 m long. The device is designed to be submerged ~50 m below the surface and is moored to the seabed. The RM4 uses buoyancy within the wing and the five nacelles to maintain its position in the water column. Each rotor has a diameter of 33 m and has a 1-MW power rating, yielding a total device rated power of 4 MW. The rotors on the left and right side of the wing rotate in opposite directions in order to balance the torque applied to the device. The rotorless center nacelle housing the power electronics serves to condition the power generated by the rotors before it is delivered to the grid.
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year = {2014},
howpublished = {MHKDR, Sandia National Laboratories, https://doi.org/10.15473/1819899},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-04},
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https://dx.doi.org/10.15473/1819899
Details
Data from Sep 30, 2014
Last updated Sep 16, 2021
Submitted Sep 9, 2021
Organization
Sandia National Laboratories
Contact
Vince Neary
Authors
Original Source
https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/365Research Areas
Keywords
MHK, Marine, Hydrokinetic, energy, power, ocean current, RM4, reference model, ocean current energy, axial flow turbine, CEC, turbine, 3D model, model, CAD, SOLIDWORKS, Reference Model ProjectDOE Project Details
Project Name Reference Model Project
Project Lead Jeff Rieks
Project Number FY13 AOP 1.2.5.1