Ocean Motion Technologies (OMT) is fabricating the Adaptive Point Attenuator (APA), an improvement on point absorber and attenuator systems, which are well-known wave energy conversion mechanisms in the industry. Through the support from the TEAMER RFTS 1 and RFTS 2, OMT has set up the WEC-SIM models and produced preliminary results on power output. The current application aims to request for technical support for a wave tank test in order to bridge the gap between simulation and small-scale experimentation. These efforts will aid the ongoing DOE SBIR Phase II Project which will result in a field deployment with the pilot customers. This proposal is requesting support in five areas: experiment planning, pre-experiment logistics support, experiment support during the tank test, post-experiment consultation, and data analysis support.

This project was supported during RFTS 5.