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OPT Wave Energy Converter<br />
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Client: Ocean Power Technology,<br />
Inc. (OPT) <strong>and</strong> Office of Naval<br />
Research<br />
Location<br />
New Jersey, Melbourne, <strong>and</strong><br />
Oahu<br />
<strong>Moffatt</strong> & <strong>Nichol</strong> provided offshore operations modeling<br />
services to Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT) <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Office of Naval Research to optimize OPT’s Wave Energy<br />
Converter system. The system uses a smart, ocean-going<br />
buoy to capture <strong>and</strong> convert wave energy into low-cost, clean<br />
electricity. <strong>Moffatt</strong> & <strong>Nichol</strong> created a sophisticated Monte<br />
Carlo model with the firm’s in-house PROB-SIM program<br />
<strong>and</strong> performed analyses to assess the system’s reliability,<br />
maintainability <strong>and</strong> operational availability. Based on <strong>Moffatt</strong><br />
& <strong>Nichol</strong>’s review of the system’s design features, OPT made<br />
changes that will enhance reliability <strong>and</strong> reduced downtime.
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