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Review of WEC-Sim development and applications

Journal Article · · International Marine Energy Journal
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  1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
  2. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  3. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu (Taiwan)
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WEC-Sim (Wave Energy Converter Simulator) is an open-source code for simulating wave energy converters, which has been actively developed and applied to simulate a wide variety of device archetypes, and has become a popular tool since its release. This paper reviewed the development efforts and the usage of WEC-Sim. The publications considered in this study have been broken down into six topic areas, namely feature development, experimental validation, device modeling, control modeling, PTO and grid modeling, and novel applications, which even includes some non-wave energy applications. This review paper has also attempted to recognize the contributions of the broader WEC-Sim development effort, meaning not only the internal WEC-Sim development team but also the external efforts from the academia researchers and technology developers around the world. The growing trend of external applications of WEC-Sim has demonstrated the broader acceptance of the open-source code, and how WEC-Sim has been used in a certain topic area also highlights the potential future development needs.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Water Power Technologies Office
Grant/Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308; NA0003525
OSTI ID:
1907607
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5700-83366; MainId:84139; UUID:2b4b8eb2-8a0a-4cac-b920-560495704419; MainAdminID:67556
Journal Information:
International Marine Energy Journal, Journal Name: International Marine Energy Journal Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 5; ISSN 2631-5548
Publisher:
European Wave and Tidal Energy ConferenceCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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16 TIDAL AND WAVE POWER
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