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Maintenance

Work done on a device after it is operational.

Maintenance activities, or work done on a device after it is operational, may involve cleaning the surface of a device, replacing device components, or refilling hydraulic fluids. Such work can typically be conducted by divers, underwater robots, or by temporarily removing the device from the water. However, device deployment in highly energetic offshore environments can make regular maintenance costly and challenging. Nevertheless, continued maintenance of marine renewable energy devices is especially important as varying operating speeds and loads, corrosion, and other structural stresses represent significant threats to device survivability and performance.

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Marine Energy Documents Related to Maintenance

Tethys Engineering is a knowledge hub that contains documents and resources about the technical aspects of marine energy development. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Engineering Knowledge Base associated with Maintenance.

Total: 165

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Guidelines for Reliability, Maintainability and Survivability of Marine Energy Conversion Systems Starling, M. Report Current, Tidal, Wave
Applications of Supercapacitor Energy Storage for a Wave Energy Converter System Murray, D., Egan, M., Hayes, J. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling
Guidelines for Health and Safety in the Marine Energy Industry RenewableUK Report Current, Tidal, Wave
Modeling the Operation and Maintenance Costs of a Large Scale Tidal Current Turbine Farm Li, Y., Florig, K. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
Full-scale Data Assessment In OWC Pico Plant Brito-Melo, A., Neumann, F., Sarmento, A. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Test Center
System Level Design, Performance, Cost and Economic Assessment - San Francisco Tidal In-stream Power Plant Previsic, M., Polagye, B., Bedard, R. Report Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Grid Integration, Performance, Structural
System Level Design, Performance, Cost and Economic and Economic Assessment - Knik Arm Alaska Tidal In-Stream Power Plant Polagye, B., Previsic, M. Report Current, Tidal Modeling Grid Integration, Performance, Structural
Direct drive electrical power take-off for offshore marine energy converters Mueller, M., Baker, N. Journal Article Current, Wave Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
System Level Design, Performance and Costs - Hawaii State Offshore Wave Power Plant Previsic, M., Bedard, R., Hagerman, G. Report Wave, Attenuator Grid Integration, Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off
Development, Installation and Testing of a Large Scale Tidal Current Turbine Thake, J. Report Current, Axial Flow Turbine Full Scale Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
System Level Design, Performance and Costs for San Francisco California Pelamis Offshore Wave Power Plant Previsic, M., Bedard, R., Hagerman, G. Report Wave, Attenuator Grid Integration, Mooring, Performance
Reliability and O&M sensitivity analysis as a consequence of site specific characteristics for wave energy converters Gray, A., Dickens, B., Bruce, T. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator
E21 EPRI Assessment Offshore Wave Energy Conversion Devices Previsic, M., Bedard, R., Hagerman, G. Report Wave, Overtopping, Pressure Differential, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column, Attenuator Grid Integration, Mooring, Power Take Off
A Brief Review of Wave Energy Thorpe, T. Report Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
OTEC-1 test operations experience. Final report Hoshide, K., Klein, A. , Polino, L. Report OTEC, Closed-Cycle Field Data Materials, Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural, Substructure
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