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Title: Numerical wave modeling for operational and survival analyses of wave energy converters at the US Navy Wave Energy Test Site in Hawaii

Abstract

The US Navy Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) is currently operating three grid-connected berths off Marine Corps Base Hawaii in support of technological development through scaled-model testing and pre-commercial prototyping. The location on the east shore of Oahu is open to year-round wind waves and seasonal north swells as well as severe seas from subtropical systems and hurricanes. We have assembled a spectral wave model system comprising WAVEWATCH III and SWAN on a hierarchy of global, regional, and nearshore computational grids. With wind forcing from global forecast and rean-alysis datasets as well as their regional downscaling, the system produces operational 7-day wave forecasts and a long-term hindcast. The daily forecasts, validated with real-time buoy measurements, facilitate safe deployment, operation, and retrieval of wave energy converters (WECs). The wave hindcast from 1979 to 2017 defines the intra- and inter-annual variations for statistical analysis of sea states and energy resources. Due to limited occurrences of hurricanes in Hawaii waters, their wind forcing is determined parametrically with simulated tracks from climate model downscaling. Finally, systematic analysis of the hindcast and simulation datasets provides significant wave heights from trade winds, swells, subtropical systems, and hurricanes with return periods up to 100 years for WECsmore » survival analysis.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Water Power Technologies Office
OSTI Identifier:
1682310
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1646726; OSTI ID: 1682307
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG36-08GO18180; FG36-08G018180; N00024-08-D-6323/0033
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Renewable Energy
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 161; Journal ID: ISSN 0960-1481
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
16 TIDAL AND WAVE POWER; Extreme wave conditions; Numerical wave modeling; Wave energy converters; Wave Energy Test Site; Wave hindcast; Climate model; Downscaling

Citation Formats

Li, Ning, Cheung, Kwok Fai, and Cross, Patrick. Numerical wave modeling for operational and survival analyses of wave energy converters at the US Navy Wave Energy Test Site in Hawaii. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2020.06.089.
Li, Ning, Cheung, Kwok Fai, & Cross, Patrick. Numerical wave modeling for operational and survival analyses of wave energy converters at the US Navy Wave Energy Test Site in Hawaii. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.06.089
Li, Ning, Cheung, Kwok Fai, and Cross, Patrick. Thu . "Numerical wave modeling for operational and survival analyses of wave energy converters at the US Navy Wave Energy Test Site in Hawaii". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.06.089. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1682310.
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title = {Numerical wave modeling for operational and survival analyses of wave energy converters at the US Navy Wave Energy Test Site in Hawaii},
author = {Li, Ning and Cheung, Kwok Fai and Cross, Patrick},
abstractNote = {The US Navy Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) is currently operating three grid-connected berths off Marine Corps Base Hawaii in support of technological development through scaled-model testing and pre-commercial prototyping. The location on the east shore of Oahu is open to year-round wind waves and seasonal north swells as well as severe seas from subtropical systems and hurricanes. We have assembled a spectral wave model system comprising WAVEWATCH III and SWAN on a hierarchy of global, regional, and nearshore computational grids. With wind forcing from global forecast and rean-alysis datasets as well as their regional downscaling, the system produces operational 7-day wave forecasts and a long-term hindcast. The daily forecasts, validated with real-time buoy measurements, facilitate safe deployment, operation, and retrieval of wave energy converters (WECs). The wave hindcast from 1979 to 2017 defines the intra- and inter-annual variations for statistical analysis of sea states and energy resources. Due to limited occurrences of hurricanes in Hawaii waters, their wind forcing is determined parametrically with simulated tracks from climate model downscaling. Finally, systematic analysis of the hindcast and simulation datasets provides significant wave heights from trade winds, swells, subtropical systems, and hurricanes with return periods up to 100 years for WECs survival analysis.},
doi = {10.1016/j.renene.2020.06.089},
journal = {Renewable Energy},
number = ,
volume = 161,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}

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