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Azura Advanced Controls 1/15th Scale Wave Tank Testing

Published by Northwest Energy Innovations | Department of Energy | Catalog Last Checked: March 23, 2026 at 09:42 PM | Dataset Last Updated: February 02, 2023 at 07:15 AM
Experimental data from the wave tank test of the Advanced control systems developed by Northwest Energy Innovations (NWEI) for the Azura at the University of Maine in Orono (UMO). Summary data is included utilizing the WEC Lab Testing Content Model v2.1. All raw and processed experimental data files are also included. The test plan and test report are included, along with the test plan and the test report from prior, passively controlled tests of the same model for reference.

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description Experimental data from the wave tank test of the Advanced control systems developed by Northwest Energy Innovations (NWEI) for the Azura at the University of Maine in Orono (UMO). Summary data is included utilizing the WEC Lab Testing Content Model v2.1. All raw and processed experimental data files are also included. The test plan and test report are included, along with the test plan and the test report from prior, passively controlled tests of the same model for reference.
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DOI 10.15473/1513780
identifier https://data.openei.org/submissions/7964
issued 2018-02-02T07:00:00Z
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modified 2023-02-02T07:15:01Z
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projectTitle Advanced Control of Azura Wave Energy Device
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title Azura Advanced Controls 1/15th Scale Wave Tank Testing

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