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PD IEC/TS 62600-2:2016 Marine energy. Wave, tidal and other water current converters - Design requirements for marine energy systems, 2016
- 30310490-VOR.pdf [Go to Page]
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 Scope [Go to Page]
- 1.1 General
- 1.2 Applications
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 Symbols and abbreviated terms
- 5 General considerations [Go to Page]
- 5.1 General
- 5.2 Regulations
- 5.3 Suitability and/or relevance of standards
- 5.4 Quality assurance and quality control
- 5.5 Safety levels
- 5.6 Design principles – structure and foundations
- 5.7 Load definition and load combinations
- 5.8 Other considerations [Go to Page]
- 5.8.1 Stability and watertight integrity
- 5.8.2 Electrical, mechanical, instrumentation and control systems
- 5.8.3 Reliability issues
- 5.8.4 Corrosion protection
- 5.8.5 Design for operation, inspection, maintenance and decommissioning
- 5.9 Operational and structural resonance
- 5.10 Basis of design
- 6 External conditions [Go to Page]
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 Waves [Go to Page]
- 6.2.1 Normal sea state (NSS)
- 6.2.2 Normal wave height (NWH)
- 6.2.3 Extreme sea state (ESS)
- 6.2.4 Extreme wave height (EWH)
- 6.2.5 Breaking waves
- 6.2.6 Wave run-up
- 6.3 Sea currents [Go to Page]
- 6.3.1 General
- 6.3.2 Sub-surface currents
- 6.3.3 Wind-generated near-surface currents
- 6.3.4 Tidal currents
- 6.3.5 Breaking wave-induced surf currents
- 6.3.6 Normal current model (NCM)
- 6.3.7 Extreme current model (ECM)
- 6.3.8 Normal turbulence model (NTM)
- 6.3.9 Extreme turbulence model (ETM)
- 6.4 Wind conditions
- 6.5 Water level [Go to Page]
- 6.5.1 General
- 6.5.2 Normal water level range (NWLR)
- 6.5.3 Extreme water level range (EWLR)
- 6.6 Sea and river ice
- 6.7 Earthquakes
- 6.8 Marine growth
- 6.9 Seabed movement and scour
- 6.10 Ship collisions
- 6.11 Other environmental conditions
- 7 Loads and load effects [Go to Page]
- 7.1 General
- 7.2 Loads
- 7.3 Design situations and load cases [Go to Page]
- 7.3.1 General
- 7.3.2 Interaction with waves, currents, wind, water level and ice
- 7.3.3 Design categories
- 7.3.4 Limit states
- 7.3.5 Partial safety factors
- 7.3.6 Simulation requirements
- 7.3.7 Design conditions
- 8 Materials [Go to Page]
- 8.1 General
- 8.2 Material selection criteria
- 8.3 Environmental considerations
- 8.4 Structural materials [Go to Page]
- 8.4.1 General
- 8.4.2 Metals
- 8.4.3 Concrete
- 8.4.4 Composites
- 8.5 Compatibility of materials
- 9 Design of primary structures for wave and tidal/current energy converters [Go to Page]
- 9.1 General
- 9.2 Design of steel structures [Go to Page]
- 9.2.1 General
- 9.2.2 Load and resistance factor design (LRFD)
- 9.2.3 Ultimate limit state
- 9.2.4 Fatigue limit state
- 9.2.5 Serviceability limit state
- 9.3 Design of concrete structures [Go to Page]
- 9.3.1 General
- 9.3.2 Limit states
- 9.3.3 Bending moment and axial force
- 9.3.4 Slender structural members
- 9.3.5 Transverse shear
- 9.3.6 Torsional moments
- 9.3.7 Bond strength and anchorage failure
- 9.3.8 Fatigue limit state
- 9.3.9 Serviceability limit state
- 9.3.10 Stresses in pre-stressed reinforcement
- 9.3.11 Stresses in concrete
- 9.3.12 Detailing of reinforcement
- 9.3.13 Corrosion control
- 9.4 Design of grouted connections [Go to Page]
- 9.4.1 General
- 9.4.2 Design principles
- 9.5 Design of composite structures [Go to Page]
- 9.5.1 General
- 9.5.2 Design principles
- 9.5.3 Joints and interfaces
- 10 Electrical, mechanical, instrumentation and control systems [Go to Page]
- 10.1 Overview
- 10.2 General requirements
- 10.3 Abnormal operating conditions safeguard
- 11 Mooring and foundation considerations [Go to Page]
- 11.1 Overview [Go to Page]
- 11.1.1 General
- 11.1.2 Unique challenges for wave energy converters
- 11.1.3 Unique challenges for tidal energy converters
- 11.2 Tethered floating structures
- 11.3 Fixed structures
- 11.4 Compound MEC structures
- 12 Inspection requirements [Go to Page]
- 12.1 General
- 12.2 Consideration during the design stage
- 12.3 Inspection and maintenance planning
- 12.4 Data management
- 12.5 Condition assessment and integrity evaluation (against performance requirements)
- 12.6 Maintenance execution
- 13 Life cycle considerations [Go to Page]
- 13.1 General
- 13.2 Planning [Go to Page]
- 13.2.1 General
- 13.2.2 Installation conditions
- 13.2.3 Site access
- 13.2.4 Environmental conditions
- 13.3 Documentation
- 13.4 Receiving, handling and storage
- 13.5 Assembly of and installation of MECs [Go to Page]
- 13.5.1 General
- 13.5.2 Access
- 13.6 Fasteners and attachments
- 13.7 Cranes, hoists and lifting equipment
- 13.8 Decommissioning
- Annexes [Go to Page]
- Annex A (normative) Load definition and load combinations [Go to Page]
- A.1 Load combinations
- A.2 Load calculations
- A.3 Floating and moored devices
- A.4 Flow analysis methodology
- Annex B (normative) Reliability issues [Go to Page]
- B.1 General
- B.2 Structure and foundation
- B.3 Mechanical system
- B.4 Electrical system
- B.5 Control and protection system
- B.6 Instrumentation
- B.7 Testing during qualification
- Annex C (normative) Corrosion protection [Go to Page]
- C.1 General
- C.2 Steel structures [Go to Page]
- C.2.1 General
- C.2.2 Corrosion rates
- C.2.3 Protective coatings
- C.3 Cathodic protection [Go to Page]
- C.3.1 General
- C.3.2 Closed compartments
- C.3.3 Stainless steel
- C.4 Concrete structures [Go to Page]
- C.4.1 General
- C.4.2 Provision of adequate cover
- C.4.3 Use of stainless steel or composite reinforcement
- C.4.4 Cathodic protection of reinforcement
- C.5 Non-ferrous metals
- C.6 Composite structures
- C.7 Compatibility of materials
- C.8 Chains, steel wire and fibre rope
- Annex D (normative) Operational and structural resonance [Go to Page]
- D.1 General
- D.2 Control systems
- D.3 Exciting frequencies
- D.4 Natural frequencies
- D.5 Analysis
- D.6 Balancing of the rotating components
- Annex E (informative) Requirements for a basis of design [Go to Page]
- E.1 General
- E.2 Design life
- E.3 Design standards
- E.4 Regional regulations
- E.5 Environmental conditions [Go to Page]
- E.5.1 General
- E.5.2 Meteorology and climatology
- E.5.3 Air/water conditions
- E.5.4 Water level
- E.5.5 Currents
- E.5.6 Waves
- E.5.7 Marine life
- E.6 Seabed conditions [Go to Page]
- E.6.1 General
- E.6.2 Bathymetry and coastal topography
- E.7 Material standards and testing
- Annex F (informative) Wave spectrum [Go to Page]
- F.1 Overview
- F.2 The Pierson-Moskowitz spectrum
- F.3 Relationship between peak and zero crossing periods
- F.4 Wave directional spreading
- Annex G (informative) Shallow water hydrodynamics and breaking waves [Go to Page]
- G.1 Selection of suitable wave theories
- G.2 Modelling of irregular wave trains
- G.3 Breaking waves
- Annex H (informative) Guidance on calculation of hydrodynamic loads [Go to Page]
- H.1 General
- H.2 Large bodies
- H.3 Hybrid structures
- H.4 Short term statistics
- H.5 Breaking wave loads
- H.6 Dynamic loads due to turbulent flow
- Bibliography
- Figures [Go to Page]
- Figure 1 – Definition of water levels (see IEC 61400-3)
- Figure 2 – Examples of compound position mooring systems for wave (a, b) and tidal (c, d) energy conversion systems
- Figure C.1 – Profile of the thickness loss resulting from corrosion of an unprotected steel structure in seawater (1 mil = 0,025 4 mm)
- Figure E.1 – Quality assurance system
- Figure F.1 – PM spectrum
- Figure F.2 – JONSWAP and PM spectrums for typical North Sea storm sea state
- Figure G.1 – Regions of applicability of stream functions, stokes V, and linear wave theory
- Figure G.2 – Breaking wave height dependent on still water depth
- Figure G.3 – Transitions between different types of breaking waves as a function of seabed slope, wave height in deep waters and wave period
- Figure H.1 – Relative importance of mass, viscous dragand diffraction forces on marine structures
- Tables [Go to Page]
- Table 1 – Safety levels
- Table 2 – Types of loads that shall be considered
- Table 3 – ULS combinations of uncorrelated extreme events
- Table 4 – Design categories
- Table 5 – ULS partial load safety factors γf for design categories
- Table 6 – Design load cases for WEC
- Table 7 – Design load cases for TEC
- Table 8 – ISO test standards
- Table 9 – Material factors γM for buckling
- Table 10 – Summary of model factors [Go to Page]
