Technical & Research Track

(P24) Design and Modeling of a Laboratory Scale WEC Point Absorber

Poster Presenter(s)

Courtney Beringer, BS

Graduate Research Assistant
Civil and Construction Engineering, Oregon State University, OR, United States

Co-Author(s)

Bret Bosma, PhD

Faculty Research Associate
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR, United States
Bryson Robertson, PhD

co-Director / Associate Professor
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon, United States
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Matt Leary

Graduate Research Assistant
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Experimental testing at scale is an important step to verify theoretical and computational findings to advance the MHK industry. This abstract presents the design and modeling of the Laboratory Upgrade Point Absorber (LUPA), a research platform used to conduct fundamental WEC research such as implementing power take off control and varying hull and heave plate geometries.