Validation of Floating Power Plant’s multi-body numerical model for the interaction between the semi-submersible and the pitching WEC – Oceanide’s BGO First basin

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Title: Validation of Floating Power Plant’s multi-body numerical model for the interaction between the semi-submersible and the pitching WEC – Oceanide’s BGO First basin

Author:

Rippol, T.; Moseid, J.; Thomas, S.; Kramer, M.

Publication Date:

January 31, 2018

Pages:

Affiliation:

Oceanide, Floating Power Plant

Sponsoring Organization:

Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network (MARINET)

Technology:

Wave

Collection Method:

Scale Device

Engineering:

Hybrid Devices, Performance

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Citation

Rippol, T.; Moseid, J.; Thomas, S.; Kramer, M. (2018). Validation of Floating Power Plant’s multi-body numerical model for the interaction between the semi-submersible and the pitching WEC – Oceanide’s BGO First basin. Report by Oceanide. Report for Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network (MARINET).

Abstract

On July 7th 2017 Floating Power Plant (FPP) received acceptance of a Marinet 2 Phase 1 application with project acronym “FPPMarinet2_MIV_hex“ to perform 15 days of testing at the facility Oceanide in France. The aim of the tests campaign is to obtain data from physical tests to validate FPP’s multi-body numerical model for the interaction between the semisubmersible, which moves with 6 Degrees of Freedom (DoF), and the pitching WEC, which moves with 1 DOF. The platform had up to 6 DoF (depending on the test) to be controlled by the hexapod. Analysis of experimental measurements will provide coefficients used in models such as wave excitation, wave radiation, motion RAO, power performance coefficients, etc. This present document is the Model Platform Tests Report including the scope of testing, a description of the model, of its instrumentation and of data that have been recorded.