HiWave-5

HiWave-5 is characterized by the development of the Wet Kit, which consists of the WEC, comprising the Hull, the Shroud, the Mooring rod, and the Tidal regulator.

The Hull, in this project, is an innovative product characterized by being a sandwich made of composite fiberglass material produced by filament winding, with the purpose of effectively protecting the PTO from the marine environment.

The protocols for the maritime installation of the WEC were created within the scope of HiWave-5, considering the conditions present at the project's installation site.

WEC on Quayside 5 1

Structured product verification

5 stage program according to IEA-OES / Equimar best practice

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2012-2013

Stage 1

Concept

Validation

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2014-2015

Stage 2

Critical Systems Tests

Dry and tank testing

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2015-2018

Stage 3

1:2 scale device

Dry and ocean testing

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2018 - 2022

Stage 4

Full scale device

Dry and ocean demo

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2022-2025

Stage 5

4 device array

Pilot array (4 WECs)

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CorPower Stage C4

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PTO Production and Test (AB)

System responsible for wave energy generation

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Composite Hull Production

Innovative product in sandwich glass fiber composite material produce by filament winding

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Hull + PTO
Integration

During the PTO integration process in Hull, a test plan was implemented to evaluate its functionality and strength

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Morning rod and
tidel Integration

The connection of all Wet Kit components have been assembled and tested

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Site Preparation

The area for installation of the project was delimited and a reserve request was made - TUPEM nº 16/02/2017DGRM

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Submarine
Cable Instalation

Electrical cable with three conductors of 95mm2 [7.2 kV (U0); 280 A] with optical fiber cable for WEC monitoring

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Anchor
Instalation

Technology allows for quick-connection, fast hook-up, and easy retrieval of devices at scale, lowering O&M costs.

Fast installation with low noise; making it friendly to marine life

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WEC
Instalation

Protocols for the various stages of the WEC installation have been produced, generating standards applicable to wave energy

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Monitorization

The performance of the WEC will be evaluated over time based on the existing maritime conditions

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Norte2020

Portugal 2020

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