TigerRAY Drifting Tests and Wave Data - Lake Washington and Puget Sound, February 2023
This dataset contains measurements from drifting deployments of the TigerRAY, a two-body wave energy converter, and four SWIFT buoys on Lake Washington and Puget Sound during February 2023. Tests were conducted under varying wave conditions, including natural waves, calm conditions with artificial boat wakes, and periods of power take-off (PTO) engagement and freewheeling.
Each data file includes a MATLAB structure containing motion, pressure, load, electrical, and heading measurements from TigerRAY's nacelle, heave plate, encoders, IMUs, and pressure sensors. Additional wave data were collected by tethered SWIFT buoys. Units are labeled and described in an accompanying data guide, which also details sensor configurations, data processing steps, and deployment notes.
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AB - This dataset contains measurements from drifting deployments of the TigerRAY, a two-body wave energy converter, and four SWIFT buoys on Lake Washington and Puget Sound during February 2023. Tests were conducted under varying wave conditions, including natural waves, calm conditions with artificial boat wakes, and periods of power take-off (PTO) engagement and freewheeling.
Each data file includes a MATLAB structure containing motion, pressure, load, electrical, and heading measurements from TigerRAY's nacelle, heave plate, encoders, IMUs, and pressure sensors. Additional wave data were collected by tethered SWIFT buoys. Units are labeled and described in an accompanying data guide, which also details sensor configurations, data processing steps, and deployment notes.
AU - Rusch, Curtis
A2 - Thomson, Jim
A3 - Crisp, Corey
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO -
KW - MHK
KW - Marine
KW - Hydrokinetic
KW - energy
KW - power
KW - wave energy
KW - wave energy converter
KW - WEC
KW - TigerRay
KW - SWIFT
KW - buoy
KW - drifting deployment
KW - Lake Washington
KW - wave measurements
KW - PTO testing
KW - heavy plate
KW - nacelle IMU
KW - pressure sensors
KW - load cell
KW - ocean instrumentation
KW - time-series data
KW - hydrodynamic testing
KW - surface wave data
KW - MATLAB
KW - raw data
LA - English
DA - 2025/04/30
PY - 2025
PB - University of Washington Applied Physics Lab
T1 - TigerRAY Drifting Tests and Wave Data - Lake Washington and Puget Sound, February 2023
UR - https://data.openei.org/submissions/8410
ER -
Rusch, Curtis, et al. TigerRAY Drifting Tests and Wave Data - Lake Washington and Puget Sound, February 2023. University of Washington Applied Physics Lab, 30 April, 2025, MHKDR. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/625.
Rusch, C., Thomson, J., & Crisp, C. (2025). TigerRAY Drifting Tests and Wave Data - Lake Washington and Puget Sound, February 2023. [Data set]. MHKDR. University of Washington Applied Physics Lab. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/625
Rusch, Curtis, Jim Thomson, and Corey Crisp. TigerRAY Drifting Tests and Wave Data - Lake Washington and Puget Sound, February 2023. University of Washington Applied Physics Lab, April, 30, 2025. Distributed by MHKDR. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/625
@misc{OEDI_Dataset_8410,
title = {TigerRAY Drifting Tests and Wave Data - Lake Washington and Puget Sound, February 2023},
author = {Rusch, Curtis and Thomson, Jim and Crisp, Corey},
abstractNote = {This dataset contains measurements from drifting deployments of the TigerRAY, a two-body wave energy converter, and four SWIFT buoys on Lake Washington and Puget Sound during February 2023. Tests were conducted under varying wave conditions, including natural waves, calm conditions with artificial boat wakes, and periods of power take-off (PTO) engagement and freewheeling.
Each data file includes a MATLAB structure containing motion, pressure, load, electrical, and heading measurements from TigerRAY's nacelle, heave plate, encoders, IMUs, and pressure sensors. Additional wave data were collected by tethered SWIFT buoys. Units are labeled and described in an accompanying data guide, which also details sensor configurations, data processing steps, and deployment notes.},
url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/625},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {MHKDR, University of Washington Applied Physics Lab, https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/625},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-30}
}
Details
Data from Apr 30, 2025
Last updated May 9, 2025
Submitted Apr 30, 2025
Organization
University of Washington Applied Physics Lab
Contact
Curtis Rusch
Authors
Original Source
https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/625Research Areas
Keywords
MHK, Marine, Hydrokinetic, energy, power, wave energy, wave energy converter, WEC, TigerRay, SWIFT, buoy, drifting deployment, Lake Washington, wave measurements, PTO testing, heavy plate, nacelle IMU, pressure sensors, load cell, ocean instrumentation, time-series data, hydrodynamic testing, surface wave data, MATLAB, raw dataDOE Project Details
Project Name Design, Build and Test of Novel, Remote, Low-Power Wave Energy Converter for Non-Grid Applications
Project Lead Erik Mauer
Project Number EE0008627
