HERO Wave Energy Converter Bills of Materials for Desalination System

Detailed Bills of Materials for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Hydraulic and Electric Reverse Osmosis Wave Energy Converter. The dataset itemizes components and sub-components for the in-water buoy, reverse osmosis module, and submersible pump module used in the system. It was developed by NREL for the U.S. Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office.

Use Cases

• Analyze component hierarchies and costs for the in-water buoy portion of the WEC using the WEC-specific BOM file.
• Compare the parts list for the reverse osmosis module across hydraulic and electric configurations using the RO file.
• Identify sub-components for the submersible pump module that feeds the RO system in the electric configuration using the pump file.
• Cross-reference BOM data with related CAD drawings and the WEC model submission for system integration studies.

Strengths

• Data originates from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, a premier U.S. research institution for renewable energy.
• Provides detailed breakdowns for three distinct subsystems: the WEC buoy, reverse osmosis assembly, and submersible pump.
• Released under a permissive Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license for broad reuse.

Limitations

• Data is presented in XLS and HTML formats without a structured, machine-readable schema or defined columns.
• Sample data and row counts are unavailable, making it difficult to assess the dataset's scale and structure prior to download.
• The description references additional, separate submissions (e.g., for the WEC model), requiring users to locate and join these files for a complete view.

Provenance

Source

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), operated by Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy.

Collection Method

Developed as part of the HERO WEC project design and documentation process.

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