OSU requested technical assistance from PNNL for system design, hardware configuration, assembly, and bench testing of 4 drifting hydrophones per OSU technical specifications aligned with IEC TS 62600 -40 Acoustic Characterization of Marine Energy Converters. As stated in the RFTS2 application, the technical assistance objective of this request is for: Design assistance, assembly, and bench testing of 4 state-of-the-art drifting hydrophone systems for operational use at PacWave to increase the facility’s operational readiness level and support wave energy converter testing activities for the industry.

This project was supported during RFTS 2.