TEAMER: Numerical Modeling and Optimization of the iProTech Pitching Inertial Pump (PIP) Wave Energy Converter (WEC)

This project focused on developing an automated workflow to evaluate and optimize the iProTech Pitching Inertial Pump (PIP) wave energy converter (WEC) using open-source Python packages and the MATLAB/Simulink tool, WEC-Sim. The process involved parameterizing key design variables, running time-domain simulations, and performing sensitivity analyses to determine their impact on power output. The workflow, designed for the PIP device, is generalized and can be extended to optimize other WECs that can be simulated in WEC-Sim. This work establishes a foundation for future time-domain-based WEC design optimizations.

Included in this submission are all figures from the final report and the model inputs required to generate them. This includes Python scripts with inputs that produce the meshes, boundary element method (BEM) models, hydrodynamic coefficients, and the WEC-Sim models used for time-domain analyses. Although data for every single run is not included to save space, all of it can be reproduced using the provided models. Detailed instructions for setting up the environment and running the codes are also included.

本项研究聚焦于利用开源的 Python 软件包及 MATLAB/Simulink 工具 WEC-Sim，开发一套自动化工作流程，以评估与优化 iProTech 投掷式惯性泵 (PIP) 波能转换器 (WEC)。该流程包括对关键设计变量进行参数化、执行时域仿真以及进行敏感性分析，以确定其对功率输出的影响。针对 PIP 设备设计的工作流程具有普适性，并可扩展至优化 WEC-Sim 中可模拟的其他波能转换器。本研究为基于时域的波能转换器设计优化奠定了基础。提交内容中包含最终报告中所有图表以及生成这些图表所需的模型输入，包括用于生成网格、边界元法 (BEM) 模型、流体动力学系数和用于时域分析的 WEC-Sim 模型的 Python 脚本。尽管出于节省空间考虑，并未包含每一次运行的数据，但所有数据均可通过提供的模型进行重现。同时，还提供了环境搭建和代码运行的详细说明。