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Title: Reference Model 1 Full Scale Geometry (RM1: Tidal Current Turbine)

Abstract

Contains the Reference Model 1 (RM1) full scale geometry files of the Tidal Current Turbine, developed by the Reference Model Project (RMP). These full scale geometry files are saved as SolidWorks assembly, X_T, IGS, and STEP files, and require a CAD program to view. This data was generated upon completion of the project on September 30, 2014. The Reference Model Project (RMP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), was a partnered effort to develop open-source MHK point designs as reference models (RMs) to benchmark MHK technology performance and costs, and an open-source methodology for design and analysis of MHK technologies, including models for estimating their capital costs, operational costs, and levelized costs of energy. The point designs also served as open-source test articles for university researchers and commercial technology developers. The RMP project team, led by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), included a partnership between DOE, three national laboratories, including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Applied Research Laboratory of Penn State University, and Re Vision Consulting. Reference Model 1 (RM1) is a dual variable-speed variable-pitch (VSVP) axial-flow tidal turbine device, designed for the Tacoma Narrows tidalmore » current energy resource site in Puget Sound, Washington. RM1 comprises a monopile foundation and a crossarm assembly to mount the two rotors. The cross-arm assembly is nearly neutrally buoyant so the attached rotors can be recovered and redeployed with a minimal amount of lifting crane capacity; therefore, the design minimizes the handling requirements during deployment and recovery, which reduces overall cost in all O&M activities including access to the power conversion chain (PCC).« less

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Other Number(s):
379
DOE Contract Number:  
FY13 AOP 1.2.5.1
Research Org.:
Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository (MHKDR); Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Water Power Technologies Office (EE-4WP)
Collaborations:
Sandia National Laboratories
Subject:
16 Tidal and Wave Power
Keywords:
MHK; Marine; Hydrokinetic; energy; power; Reference Model; RM1; Tidal Current; Current Energy; Marine Energy; model; SOLIDWORKS; CAD; 3D model; tidal turbine; axial flow turbine; dual turbine; assembly
Geolocation:
49.2637,-66.5318|24.5873,-66.5318|24.5873,-125.4514|49.2637,-125.4514|49.2637,-66.5318
OSTI Identifier:
1819888
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15473/1819888
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Citation Formats

Neary, Vince, Lawson, Michael, Li, Ye, Sale, Danny, Fontaine, Arnie, Beam, Michael, Kline, Brian, Epler, Jeffrey, Previsic, Mirko, and Polagye, Brian. Reference Model 1 Full Scale Geometry (RM1: Tidal Current Turbine). United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.15473/1819888.
Neary, Vince, Lawson, Michael, Li, Ye, Sale, Danny, Fontaine, Arnie, Beam, Michael, Kline, Brian, Epler, Jeffrey, Previsic, Mirko, & Polagye, Brian. Reference Model 1 Full Scale Geometry (RM1: Tidal Current Turbine). United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.15473/1819888
Neary, Vince, Lawson, Michael, Li, Ye, Sale, Danny, Fontaine, Arnie, Beam, Michael, Kline, Brian, Epler, Jeffrey, Previsic, Mirko, and Polagye, Brian. 2014. "Reference Model 1 Full Scale Geometry (RM1: Tidal Current Turbine)". United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.15473/1819888. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1819888. Pub date:Tue Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2014
@article{osti_1819888,
title = {Reference Model 1 Full Scale Geometry (RM1: Tidal Current Turbine)},
author = {Neary, Vince and Lawson, Michael and Li, Ye and Sale, Danny and Fontaine, Arnie and Beam, Michael and Kline, Brian and Epler, Jeffrey and Previsic, Mirko and Polagye, Brian},
abstractNote = {Contains the Reference Model 1 (RM1) full scale geometry files of the Tidal Current Turbine, developed by the Reference Model Project (RMP). These full scale geometry files are saved as SolidWorks assembly, X_T, IGS, and STEP files, and require a CAD program to view. This data was generated upon completion of the project on September 30, 2014. The Reference Model Project (RMP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), was a partnered effort to develop open-source MHK point designs as reference models (RMs) to benchmark MHK technology performance and costs, and an open-source methodology for design and analysis of MHK technologies, including models for estimating their capital costs, operational costs, and levelized costs of energy. The point designs also served as open-source test articles for university researchers and commercial technology developers. The RMP project team, led by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), included a partnership between DOE, three national laboratories, including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Applied Research Laboratory of Penn State University, and Re Vision Consulting. Reference Model 1 (RM1) is a dual variable-speed variable-pitch (VSVP) axial-flow tidal turbine device, designed for the Tacoma Narrows tidal current energy resource site in Puget Sound, Washington. RM1 comprises a monopile foundation and a crossarm assembly to mount the two rotors. The cross-arm assembly is nearly neutrally buoyant so the attached rotors can be recovered and redeployed with a minimal amount of lifting crane capacity; therefore, the design minimizes the handling requirements during deployment and recovery, which reduces overall cost in all O&M activities including access to the power conversion chain (PCC).},
doi = {10.15473/1819888},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {2014},
month = {9}
}