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WaveTrain
The innovative WaveTrain device consists of three mechanically linked floating oscillating water column modules. Each module oscillates on an inclined plane and drives a pneumatic turbine power take-off system. Mechanical linkages between adjacent modules will permit self-reaction that encourages motion in the inclined plane. The development of this device will consist of small-scale physical modelling studies to optimize several design parameters (inclined plane angle, module separation, applied damping) and then quantify the performance of an optimized WaveTrain device. The testing program will consider behavior in increasingly complex configurations, a single isolated module, multiple un-linked modules, culminating in the WaveTrain device of three mechanically linked modules. The acquired data will be used to validate a suite of numerical models of the device that will investigate the device performance in a range of realistic sea conditions.
Additional Information
Device Status
Is the device actively being developed or is available for purchase (active)? Or has development or support ended (inactive)?
Inactive
Technology Type
Power Take-Off
Mechanism that converts the motion of the prime mover into a useful form of energy such as electricity, learn more
Air Turbine
Surface ExpressionTrue
Estimated TRL
Estimated Technology Readiness Level scale from 1 to 9 with 9 being the most mature technology
TRL Last updated: 1 June 2017
3
Energy Resource
- Wave
Water Column Position
Surface
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Submerged - Mid
Entire Water Column
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Submerged - Bottom
Last Modified
6 June 2025
Citation Formats
“WaveTrain.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Devices, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Devices/WaveTrain. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Devices. <year>. "WaveTrain." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Devices/WaveTrain.
