WEC-Sim Array Development and Experimental Comparison Study: Preprint
Wave energy is still considered to be an emerging industry, and one significant contribution that researchers are making is to find solutions that reduce costs. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories have contributed to this by creating WEC-Sim, an opensource modeling toolbox, to assist with early design decisions related to the design of wave energy converters (WECs). Previously, studies involving WEC-Sim have focused on single WEC modeling. In this paper, we will conduct a validation study to investigate the accuracy and ability of WEC-Sim to model arrays of WECs. The results from the WEC-Sim array simulations are compared to those from an existing experimental study. In addition, the array model is used to investigate the interaction between the WECs in the array and the influence of array spacing on the WECs' hydrodynamic performance.
- 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:
- 1572264
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/CP-5000-74083
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Presented at the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, 1-6 September 2019, Napoli, Italy
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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