Ocean Harvesting commissions test-rig for InfinityWEC power take-off with instant force control capabilities
Karlskrona/Gothenburg, Sweden; 19 November 2021 Ocean Harvesting Technologies (OHT) has commissioned a Hardware in the Loop (HIL) test rig at scale 1:10 to validate the InfinityWEC power take-off (PTO) with instant force control capabilities.The test rig simulates the buoy motion with force feedback from the PTO system, and will be used to validate the complete functionality of the PTO and control system as in a complete WEC for real sea conditions. The functionality includes (i) instant force control capability in combination with efficiency and constraint-aware predictive control,