This project focused on developing an automated workflow to evaluate and optimize the iProTech Pitching Inertial Pump (PIP) wave energy converter (WEC) using open-source Python packages and the MATLAB/Simulink tool, WEC-Sim. The process involved parameterizing key design variables, running time-domain simulations, and performing sensitivity analyses to determine their impact on power output. The workflow, designed for the PIP device, is generalized and can be extended to optimize other WECs that can be simulated in WEC-Sim. This work establishes a foundation for future time-domain-based WEC design optimizations. Included in this submission are all figures from the final report and the model inputs required to generate them. This includes Python scripts with inputs that produce the meshes, boundary element method (BEM) models, hydrodynamic coefficients, and the WEC-Sim models used for time-domain analyses. Although data for every single run is not included to save space, all of it can be reproduced using the provided models. Detailed instructions for setting up the environment and running the codes are also included.
TEAMER: Numerical Modeling and Optimization of the iProTech Pitching Inertial Pump (PIP) Wave Energy Converter (WEC)
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - view all
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OverviewBEMBoundary Element MethodCapytaineHydrokineticMATLABMHKMarineModelingNRELOptimizationPIPPitching Internal PumpPythonRFTS6TEAMERWECWEC-SimWave Energy ConverterenergyiProTechpowerwave energy
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Dcat Issued2024-04-11T06:00:00Z
Dcat Modified2026-03-02T15:45:52Z
Dcat Publisher NameNational Renewable Energy Laboratory
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