TEAMER: Advanced Wave-to-Wire OWC model in WEC-Sim
Accurate numerical models are crucial for the development of wave energy converter (WEC) technologies, providing the means for power production and lifetime assessment, site selection, and design of mooring lines, PTO systems and controllers, among other aspects. This project aims at developing a wave-to-wire (w2w) numerical model for floating oscillating water column (OWC) devices based upon the Wave Energy Converter SIMulator (WEC-Sim) platform. To that end, nonlinear hydrodynamics, considering viscous and nonlinear Froude-Krylov effects were implemented, and new capabilities were articulated into the WEC-Sim platform, incorporating thermos-aerodynamic effects for the air-turbine.
For this submission, a numerical model of a wave-to-wire controller was developed, and its efficiency and performance tested numerically. In addition to this, a mooring system was also included in the numerical model. The hydrodynamic coefficients for the OWC were calculated using different numerical solvers: ANSYS, WAMIT, Capyatine, and NEMOH. Additionally, two distinct contrasting modeling approaches were tested and the resulting data included. In the first approach, the WEC's main structure and the OWC are modeled as separate entities. In the second, the WEC and OWC are considered a single body, with the free surface of the oscillating water column added as an extra degree of freedom. Nonlinear hydrodynamic effects, including viscosity and nonlinear Froude-Krylov forces, are incorporated to assess their impact on the numerical analysis of OWC systems.
This repository contains:
- The final TEAMER Post Access Report
- A comprehensive file of data and code for advanced WEC-Sim modeling and Wave-to-Wire control of Oscillating Water Column wave energy converters
- A ReadMe file describing the project's Rigid Body Approach and Generalized Body Modes (GBM) Approach to modeling, the two control approaches (Wave-to-Wire (W2W) Optimal Control and Turbine Efficiency Maximization), and the contents of each folder within the data file
- link to the WEC-Sim Project GitHub (https://wec-sim.github.io/WEC-Sim/main/index.html)
- link to the WEC-Sim Wave Energy Converter Simulator MHKDR Submission (https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/616)
The data file includes:
- the preliminary results for the Rigid Body Approach using the pseudo spectral model
- BEM results from different numerical solvers including WAMIT, NEMOH, Capytaine, and Ansys
- model files and results for the Generalized Body Motion Approach, using a wave-to-wire optimal control
- model files and results for the Generalized Body Motion Approach, using a Turbine Energy Maximization control approach
- model files and results for the Generalized Body Mode Approach without any specific control approach
- American Control Conference 2025 codes for the 2025 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA) accepted paper titled "Optimal Control of Floating Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converters". This paper will be added to this submission following its release.
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AB - Accurate numerical models are crucial for the development of wave energy converter (WEC) technologies, providing the means for power production and lifetime assessment, site selection, and design of mooring lines, PTO systems and controllers, among other aspects. This project aims at developing a wave-to-wire (w2w) numerical model for floating oscillating water column (OWC) devices based upon the Wave Energy Converter SIMulator (WEC-Sim) platform. To that end, nonlinear hydrodynamics, considering viscous and nonlinear Froude-Krylov effects were implemented, and new capabilities were articulated into the WEC-Sim platform, incorporating thermos-aerodynamic effects for the air-turbine.
For this submission, a numerical model of a wave-to-wire controller was developed, and its efficiency and performance tested numerically. In addition to this, a mooring system was also included in the numerical model. The hydrodynamic coefficients for the OWC were calculated using different numerical solvers: ANSYS, WAMIT, Capyatine, and NEMOH. Additionally, two distinct contrasting modeling approaches were tested and the resulting data included. In the first approach, the WEC's main structure and the OWC are modeled as separate entities. In the second, the WEC and OWC are considered a single body, with the free surface of the oscillating water column added as an extra degree of freedom. Nonlinear hydrodynamic effects, including viscosity and nonlinear Froude-Krylov forces, are incorporated to assess their impact on the numerical analysis of OWC systems.
This repository contains:
- The final TEAMER Post Access Report
- A comprehensive file of data and code for advanced WEC-Sim modeling and Wave-to-Wire control of Oscillating Water Column wave energy converters
- A ReadMe file describing the project's Rigid Body Approach and Generalized Body Modes (GBM) Approach to modeling, the two control approaches (Wave-to-Wire (W2W) Optimal Control and Turbine Efficiency Maximization), and the contents of each folder within the data file
- link to the WEC-Sim Project GitHub (https://wec-sim.github.io/WEC-Sim/main/index.html)
- link to the WEC-Sim Wave Energy Converter Simulator MHKDR Submission (https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/616)
The data file includes:
- the preliminary results for the Rigid Body Approach using the pseudo spectral model
- BEM results from different numerical solvers including WAMIT, NEMOH, Capytaine, and Ansys
- model files and results for the Generalized Body Motion Approach, using a wave-to-wire optimal control
- model files and results for the Generalized Body Motion Approach, using a Turbine Energy Maximization control approach
- model files and results for the Generalized Body Mode Approach without any specific control approach
- American Control Conference 2025 codes for the 2025 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA) accepted paper titled "Optimal Control of Floating Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converters". This paper will be added to this submission following its release.
AU - Peñalba, Markel
A2 - Peña-Sanchez, Yerai
A3 - Leon-Quiroga, Jorge
A4 - Shabara, Mohamed
A5 - Grasberger, Jeff Thomas
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO -
KW - MHK
KW - Marine Renewable Energy
KW - Wave Energy
KW - Oscillating Water Column
KW - Wave-to-Wire Modelling and Control
KW - TEAMER
KW - numerical model
KW - OWC
KW - wave energy converter
KW - WEC
KW - ANSYS
KW - WAMIT
KW - Capyatine
KW - NEMOH
KW - numerical analysis
KW - nonlinear hydrodynamic effects
KW - Froude-Krylov forces
KW - model
KW - rigid body approach
KW - generalized body modes approach
KW - Wave-to-Wire Optimal Control
KW - W2W
KW - Turbine Efficiency Maximization
KW - GitHub
LA - English
DA - 2024/12/20
PY - 2024
PB - Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa
T1 - TEAMER: Advanced Wave-to-Wire OWC model in WEC-Sim
UR - https://data.openei.org/submissions/8427
ER -
Peñalba, Markel, et al. TEAMER: Advanced Wave-to-Wire OWC model in WEC-Sim. Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa, 20 December, 2024, MHKDR. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/607.
Peñalba, M., Peña-Sanchez, Y., Leon-Quiroga, J., Shabara, M., & Grasberger, J. (2024). TEAMER: Advanced Wave-to-Wire OWC model in WEC-Sim. [Data set]. MHKDR. Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/607
Peñalba, Markel, Yerai Peña-Sanchez, Jorge Leon-Quiroga, Mohamed Shabara, and Jeff Thomas Grasberger. TEAMER: Advanced Wave-to-Wire OWC model in WEC-Sim. Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa, December, 20, 2024. Distributed by MHKDR. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/607
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abstractNote = {Accurate numerical models are crucial for the development of wave energy converter (WEC) technologies, providing the means for power production and lifetime assessment, site selection, and design of mooring lines, PTO systems and controllers, among other aspects. This project aims at developing a wave-to-wire (w2w) numerical model for floating oscillating water column (OWC) devices based upon the Wave Energy Converter SIMulator (WEC-Sim) platform. To that end, nonlinear hydrodynamics, considering viscous and nonlinear Froude-Krylov effects were implemented, and new capabilities were articulated into the WEC-Sim platform, incorporating thermos-aerodynamic effects for the air-turbine.
For this submission, a numerical model of a wave-to-wire controller was developed, and its efficiency and performance tested numerically. In addition to this, a mooring system was also included in the numerical model. The hydrodynamic coefficients for the OWC were calculated using different numerical solvers: ANSYS, WAMIT, Capyatine, and NEMOH. Additionally, two distinct contrasting modeling approaches were tested and the resulting data included. In the first approach, the WEC's main structure and the OWC are modeled as separate entities. In the second, the WEC and OWC are considered a single body, with the free surface of the oscillating water column added as an extra degree of freedom. Nonlinear hydrodynamic effects, including viscosity and nonlinear Froude-Krylov forces, are incorporated to assess their impact on the numerical analysis of OWC systems.
This repository contains:
- The final TEAMER Post Access Report
- A comprehensive file of data and code for advanced WEC-Sim modeling and Wave-to-Wire control of Oscillating Water Column wave energy converters
- A ReadMe file describing the project's Rigid Body Approach and Generalized Body Modes (GBM) Approach to modeling, the two control approaches (Wave-to-Wire (W2W) Optimal Control and Turbine Efficiency Maximization), and the contents of each folder within the data file
- link to the WEC-Sim Project GitHub (https://wec-sim.github.io/WEC-Sim/main/index.html)
- link to the WEC-Sim Wave Energy Converter Simulator MHKDR Submission (https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/616)
The data file includes:
- the preliminary results for the Rigid Body Approach using the pseudo spectral model
- BEM results from different numerical solvers including WAMIT, NEMOH, Capytaine, and Ansys
- model files and results for the Generalized Body Motion Approach, using a wave-to-wire optimal control
- model files and results for the Generalized Body Motion Approach, using a Turbine Energy Maximization control approach
- model files and results for the Generalized Body Mode Approach without any specific control approach
- American Control Conference 2025 codes for the 2025 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA) accepted paper titled "Optimal Control of Floating Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converters". This paper will be added to this submission following its release.
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url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/607},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {MHKDR, Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa, https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/607},
note = {Accessed: 2025-06-05}
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Details
Data from Dec 20, 2024
Last updated Jun 4, 2025
Submitted Mar 17, 2025
Organization
Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa
Contact
Markel Peñalba Retes
Authors
Original Source
https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/607Research Areas
Keywords
MHK, Marine Renewable Energy, Wave Energy, Oscillating Water Column, Wave-to-Wire Modelling and Control, TEAMER, numerical model, OWC, wave energy converter, WEC, ANSYS, WAMIT, Capyatine, NEMOH, numerical analysis, nonlinear hydrodynamic effects, Froude-Krylov forces, model, rigid body approach, generalized body modes approach, Wave-to-Wire Optimal Control, W2W, Turbine Efficiency Maximization, GitHubDOE Project Details
Project Name Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research
Project Lead Lauren Ruedy
Project Number EE0008895