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TigerRAY Drifting Tests and Wave Data - Lake Washington and Puget Sound, February 2023

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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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TY - DATA 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 -
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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: 2025-05-10} }

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Data from Apr 30, 2025

Last updated May 9, 2025

Submitted Apr 30, 2025

Organization

University of Washington Applied Physics Lab

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Curtis Rusch

Authors

Curtis Rusch

University of Washington Applied Physics Lab

Jim Thomson

University of Washington Applied Physics Lab

Corey Crisp

University of Washington

DOE 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

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