Wave Tank Testing Report for Controls Validation of a Heaving Point Absorber

Description

The core objectives of this project is to improve the power capture of three different wave energy
conversion (WEC) devices by more than 50% using an advanced control system and validate the
attained improvements using wave tank and full scale testing. In parallel, we will bring along the
development of a wave prediction system that is required to enable effective control and test it at full
scale.

The purposes of this report are to:
1. Plan and document the 1/25th scale device testing at the wave-tank facility;
2. Document the test article, setup and methodology, sensor and instrumentation, mooring,
electronics, wiring, and data flow and quality assurance;
3. Communicate the testing results between the associated members;
4. Facilitate reviews that will help to ensure all aspects (risk, safety, testing procedures, etc.);
5. Provide a systematic guide to setting up, executing and decommissioning the experiment.

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Name Format Description Link
Controls Optimization Report.pdf PDF This report details the experimental wave tank testing of Re Vision's heaving point absorber buoy used to validate the controls model. Open resource
WEC Lab Testing Content Model.xlsx XLS This content model for wave tank testing of the heaving point absorber buoy organizes the metadata into project information, experimental setup, device characteristics, experimental data, and allowable field values. Open resource
Wave Tank Testing Data.zip ZIP This dataset of wave tank testing includes: position, velocity, force input to PTO, measured force from load cell, and absorbed power from feedback force and velocity. Open resource

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