Marinet2 - Datasets from the "Round robin" testing program on a hinged raft wave energy converter

Date 2021-12-06
Temporal extent 2020-09 -2020-12
Author(s) Ohana JeremyORCID1, Davey ThomasORCID2, Sarmiento JavierORCID3, Thiebaut Florent1, Haquin Sylvain1, Weber Matthieu1, Gueydon Sebastien4, Judge FrancesORCID4, Eoin Lyden4, O'Shea MichaelORCID4, Gabl RomanORCID2, Jordan Laura-BethORCID2, Hann MartynORCID5, Wang Daming5, Collins KeriORCID5, Conley DanielORCID5, Greaves DeborahORCID5, Ingram DavidORCID2, Murphy JimmyORCID4
Affiliation(s) 1 : LHEEA Lab, Centrale Nantes, 1 Rue de la Noë, 44321 Nantes, France
2 : School of Engineering, Institute for Energy Systems, FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility, The University of Edinburgh, Max Born Crescent, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK
3 : IHCantabria, Instituto de Hidráulica Ambiental de la Universidad de Cantabria, Isabel Torres 15, PCTCAN, 39011 Santander, Spain
4 : MaREI Centre, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Ringaskiddy, P43 C573 Co. Cork, Ireland
5 : COAST Engineering Research Group, School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Plymouth, Reynolds Building, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AA, UK
DOI 10.17882/85077
Publisher SEANOE
Abstract

These datasets contain the measurements collected on the same model of wave energy converter across four facilities during the Marinet2 Round Robin Testing Program. The involved infrastructures are University College Cork, University of Plymouth, University of Edinburgh and Centrale Nantes. The datasets consist of :


  • the PTO characterisation tests (only for Centrale Nantes)

  • the decay tests

  • the regular and irregular wave calibration tests without model

  • the model tests in regular and irregular waves

The data is delivered in a compressed file which includes :


  • An excel file with the description of test conditions for each test, the channel lists and the list of exported variables for each test.  

  • A pdf file describing the model, moorings and wave gauges locations in the basin.

  • Sensors datasheets and calibration documents

  • A NetCDF file for each test containing :

    • Array variables corresponding to the measurement channels. These array variables are named with the measurement channel names and have a variable attribute corresponding to their physical unit. For wave gauges, additional variable attributes are set for X and Y location in the wave tank.

    • Global attributes to describe the wave conditions, the infrastructure references, the basin dimensions… They are listed in the excel file.
Licence CC-BY-NC
Utilisation Data are published without any warranty, express or implied. The user assumes all risk arising from his/her use of data. Data are intended to be research-quality and include estimates of data quality and accuracy, but it is possible that these estimates or the data themselves contain errors. It is the sole responsibility of the user to assess if the data are appropriate for his/her use, and to interpret the data, data quality, and data accuracy accordingly. Authors welcome users to ask questions and report problems.
Acknowledgements These datasets collection was funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement Number 731084, Project MaRINET2 (Marine Renewable Infrastructure Network for Enhancing Technologies 2). They are the result of the work of many individuals of ECN, IHC, UCC, UoE and UoP who may have not been named as authors, but whose contributions were important. The authors would like to thank them all. UCC is particularly obliged to TomWalsh and Christian van den Bosch for their contributions. ECN is grateful to Virginie Baudry and Aurelien Babarit for their contributions to the numerical simulation of the raft and to Sylvain Bourdier for the definition of the test program. UoP would like to acknowledge the contribution of Kieran Monk and Federica Buriani from COAST. UoE would like to thank Martyn Lennon for his contribution to the execution of the FloWave test programme.
Sensor metadata

Mooring sensors : DBBSM from Applied Measurements (included on the model)

Torquemeter : DRBK-100 from Messtechnik gmbh (included on the model)

Hinge position : Integrated High Resolution Encoder (27 bits), repeatability better than 1 arc second (included on the model)

Motions : Video Tracking from Qualisys  (provided by each facility)

Wave gauges : Resistive wave gauges  (provided by each facility)
Data
File Size Format Processing Access
ECN data files 356 MB NC, NetCDF Raw data Open access
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Ohana Jeremy, Davey Thomas, Sarmiento Javier, Thiebaut Florent, Haquin Sylvain, Weber Matthieu, Gueydon Sebastien, Judge Frances, Eoin Lyden, O'Shea Michael, Gabl Roman, Jordan Laura-Beth, Hann Martyn, Wang Daming, Collins Keri, Conley Daniel, Greaves Deborah, Ingram David, Murphy Jimmy (2021). Marinet2 - Datasets from the "Round robin" testing program on a hinged raft wave energy converter. SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/85077