Bench testing of an early prototype pitch resonator WEC

Technical Report · Thu Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 2024

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2429934· OSTI ID:2429934

Coe, Ryan Geoffrey ^[1]; Lee, Jantzen Timothy ^[1]; Keow, Alicia Li Jen ^[1]; Bacelli, Giorgio ^[1]; Spencer, Steven James ^[1]; Spinneken, Johannes ^[2]; Gallegos-Patterson, Damian ^[1]; Liu, Elaine Jingyi ^[1]; Dullea, Kevin J. ^[1]; Crandell, Robert ^[1]; Skinner, Miles ^[3]; Nichols, Casey ^[3]; Fao, Rebecca ^[3]

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1. Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
2. Evergreen Innovations, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
3. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

This report describes a series of tests performed on a "pitch resonator'" concept for a wave energy converter. The overall testing campaign goals centered on risk reduction for the pitch resonator wave energy converter concept and model validation. Two modes of testing are captured in this report: one using a single degree of freedom test rig and one in which a six degree of freedom Stewart platform was employed.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: NA0003525
• OSTI ID: 2429934
• Report Number(s): SAND--2024-10402
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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