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Triton Point Absorber 1:30 Scale Tank Test Data for Extreme Wave Environments

Published by Oscilla Power, Inc. | Department of Energy | Catalog Last Checked: March 23, 2026 at 09:42 PM | Dataset Last Updated: September 28, 2023 at 06:00 AM
This content model summarizes laboratory testing data for the Oscilla Power Triton WEC conducted at 1:30 scale. The WEC was tested in large operational waves and in extreme wave conditions along the 1 in 50 year wave contour at the DoE reference location in Humbolt Bay, CA. The WEC was tested in both its operational configuration and its survival configuration. The aims of the dataset are (i) To demonstrate that the survival strategy developed for the Triton WEC improves survivability and reduces loads in extreme wave environments, and (ii) To determine the ultimate design loads for the WEC.

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description This content model summarizes laboratory testing data for the Oscilla Power Triton WEC conducted at 1:30 scale. The WEC was tested in large operational waves and in extreme wave conditions along the 1 in 50 year wave contour at the DoE reference location in Humbolt Bay, CA. The WEC was tested in both its operational configuration and its survival configuration. The aims of the dataset are (i) To demonstrate that the survival strategy developed for the Triton WEC improves survivability and reduces loads in extreme wave environments, and (ii) To determine the ultimate design loads for the WEC.
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DOI 10.15473/1513777
identifier https://data.openei.org/submissions/7961
issued 2018-03-13T06:00:00Z
keyword 
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  "MATLAB",
  "MHK",
  "Marine",
  "Oscilla Power",
  "WEC",
  "absorber",
  "design loads",
  "durability",
  "energy",
  "extreme condition",
  "extreme wave environment",
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  "lab test",
  "modeling",
  "multi-mode",
  "point",
  "point absorber",
  "power",
  "survivability",
  "survival configuration",
  "tank test",
  "technology",
  "wave",
  "wave energy"
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landingPage https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/302
license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
modified 2023-09-28T06:00:01Z
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projectLead Bill McShane
projectNumber EE0007346
projectTitle DE-FOA-0001310: Next Generation Marine Energy Systems - Durability & Survivability
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title Triton Point Absorber 1:30 Scale Tank Test Data for Extreme Wave Environments

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