Abstract
Design, construct, and test a full-scale 500kW HydroAir turbine and Power Take Off (HAT PTO). The HAT PTO will utilize the volumetric airflow and pressure transmitted from an Oscillating Water Column (OWC) on the Ocean Energy (OE) buoy as the energy source. Operational deployment is planned at the Navy’s grid-connected Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) in late FY19 for system operations/validation.