WEC-Sim Wave Energy Converter Simulator
WEC-Sim (Wave Energy Converter SIMulator) is an open-source wave energy converter (WEC) simulation tool.
The code is developed in MATLAB/SIMULINK using the multi-body dynamics solver SimMechanics. WEC-Sim has the ability to model devices that are comprised of rigid bodies, power-take-off systems, and mooring systems. Simulations are performed in the time-domain by solving the governing WEC equations of motion in 6 degrees-of-freedom. The WEC-Sim project is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind and Water Power Technologies Office and the code development effort is a collaboration between the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL).
Citation Formats
National Renewable Energy Laboratory. (2016). WEC-Sim Wave Energy Converter Simulator [data set]. Retrieved from https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/39.
Lawson, Yu, Ruehl, Michelen, and Tom. WEC-Sim Wave Energy Converter Simulator. United States: N.p., 15 Mar, 2016. Web. https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/39.
Lawson, Yu, Ruehl, Michelen, & Tom. WEC-Sim Wave Energy Converter Simulator. United States. https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/39
Lawson, Yu, Ruehl, Michelen, and Tom. 2016. "WEC-Sim Wave Energy Converter Simulator". United States. https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/39.
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Details
Data from Mar 15, 2016
Last updated Dec 18, 2024
Submitted Mar 15, 2016
Organization
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Contact
Michael J. Lawson
Authors
Original Source
https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/39Research Areas
Keywords
MATLAB, SIMULINK, WEC-Sim, Wind and Water, SNL, Sandia, energy conversion, hydro, kenetic, simulation, simulation tool, software, wave energy, water power, power-take-off-systemDOE Project Details
Project Name Software: WEC-Sim (Wave Energy Converter - SIMulator)
Project Number GO28308
