Design Load Analysis for Wave Energy Converters: Preprint
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sandia National Laboratories
This study demonstrates a systematic methodology for establishing the design loads of a wave energy converter (WEC). The proposed design load methodology incorporates existing design guidelines, where they exist, and follows a typical design progression; namely, advancing from many, quick, order-of-magnitude accurate, conceptual stage design computations to a few, computationally intensive, high-fidelity, design validation simulations. The goal of the study is to streamline and document this process based on quantitative evaluations of the design loads' accuracy at each design step and consideration for the computational efficiency of the entire design process. For the WEC, loads, and site conditions considered, this study demonstrates an efficient and accurate methodology of evaluating the design loads.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 1478463
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/CP-5000-71213
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Presented at the 37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore, and Arctic Engineering, 17-22 June 2018, Madrid, Spain
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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