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Pioneer WEC v1 Ocean Deployment

Total Size: 13 GB

There are seven zip files of data pertaining to the Pioneer WEC v1 ocean deployment.

(1-6) Pioneer multiple sensor data "Month Year".zip: contains monthly data from the majority of onboard instruments (e.g., electrical power, mechanical motion, etc.)

(7) Pioneer vibration sensor data full 6 months.zip: contains data from the vibration sensor instrument for the full 6 month deployment

Contributors

Roberts, Jesse; Bacelli, Giorgio

Data Files

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  • Pioneer vibration sensor data full 6 months.zip (441 MB)
  • Pioneer multiple sensor data November 2025.zip (2 GB)
  • Pioneer multiple sensor data December 2025.zip (2 GB)
  • Pioneer multiple sensor data January 2026.zip (2 GB)
  • Pioneer multiple sensor data February 2026.zip (2 GB)
  • Pioneer multiple sensor data March 2026.zip (2 GB)
  • Pioneer multiple sensor data April 2026.zip (2 GB)

Source

10.2172/3403348

Fields

Dataset is self-describing using CF-conventions

 

Sample Data Set

File “pioneerData_2026_02_22.h5”
File type: Hierarchical Data Format, version 5

netcdf /Users/ryancoe/Documents/pioneer_wec/data/processed_BBB/pioneerData_2026_02_22.h5 {
dimensions:
type = 30;
drvType = 34;
time = 2131756;
variables:
uint messageCount(time=2131756);
:long_name = “Message count”;
:units = “1”;
:_ChunkSizes = 4096U; // uint

uint cpuTicks(time=2131756);
:long_name = “CPU ticks”;
:units = “1”;
:_ChunkSizes = 4096U; // uint

uint wecControlState(time=2131756);
:long_name = “WEC control state”;
:comment = “Embedded controller state enumeration”;
:flag_values = 0UB, 1UB, 2UB, 3UB, 4UB, 5UB, 6UB, 7UB, 8UB; // ubyte
:flag_meanings = “undefined init autoCtrlOp autoSafeCtrlOp externalDampingOp externalCurrentOp NA2 NA3 NA4”;
:_ChunkSizes = 4096U; // uint

uint watchdogCounter(time=2131756);
:units = “1”;
:long_name = “Watchdog counter”;
:_ChunkSizes = 4096U; // uint

float appliedWecDamping(time=2131756);
:long_name = “Damping set point”;
:units = “As/rad”;
:_FillValue = NaNf; // float
:_ChunkSizes = 4096U; // uint

float genPosMech(time=2131756);
:long_name = “Generator position”;
:units = “revs”;
:_FillValue = NaNf; // float
:_ChunkSizes = 4096U; // uint

float genSpeed(time=2131756);
:long_name = “Generator speed”;
:units = “RPM”;
:_FillValue = NaNf; // float
:_ChunkSizes = 4096U; // uint

float iqRef(time=2131756);
:long_name = “Generator current set point”;
:units = “A”;
:_FillValue = NaNf; // float
:_ChunkSizes = 4096U; // uint

uint encCount(time=2131756);
:long_name = “Generator encoder count”;
:units = “1”;
:_ChunkSizes = 4096U; // uint

float iqActual(time=2131756);
:units = “A”;
:_FillValue = NaNf; // float
:long_name = “Generator current actual”;
:_ChunkSizes = 4096U; // uint

float dcBusVoltage(time=2131756);
:units = “V”;
:_FillValue = NaNf; // float
:long_name = “DC bus potential”;
:_ChunkSizes = 4096U; // uint

float dcBusCurrent(time=2131756);
:units = “A”;
:_FillValue = NaNf; // float
:long_name = “DC bus current”;
:_ChunkSizes = 4096U; // uint

float dcBusPower(time=2131756);
:units = “W”;
:_FillValue = NaNf; // float
:long_name = “DC bus power”;
:_ChunkSizes = 4096U; // uint

float exportVoltage(time=2131756);
:_FillValue = NaNf; // float
:long_name = “Export potential”;
:units = “V”;
:_ChunkSizes = 4096U; // uint

float exportCurrent(time=2131756);
:_FillValue = NaNf; // float
:long_name = “Export current”;
:units = “A”;
:_ChunkSizes = 4096U; // uint

float exportPower(time=2131756);
:_FillValue = NaNf; // float
:long_name = “Export power”;
:units = “W”;
:_ChunkSizes = 4096U; // uint

float whoiDCLVoltage(time=2131756);
:_FillValue = NaNf; // float
:long_name = “WHOI supplied potential”;
:units = “V”;
:_ChunkSizes = 4096U; // uint

float whoiDCLCurrent(time=2131756);
:_FillValue = NaNf; // float
:long_name = “WHOI supplied current”;
:units = “A”;
:_ChunkSizes = 4096U; // uint

float whoiDCLPower(time=2131756);
:_FillValue = NaNf; // float
:long_name = “WHOI supplied power”;
:units = “W”;
:_ChunkSizes = 4096U; // uint

uint flagsA(time=2131756);
:comment = “Raw flags”;
:units = “1”;
:_ChunkSizes = 4096U; // uint

uint flagsB(time=2131756);
:comment = “Raw flags”;
:units = “1”;
:_ChunkSizes = 4096U; // uint

float magSpringtorque(time=2131756);
:_FillValue = NaNf; // float
:long_name = “Mag. spring torque”;
:units = “N m”;
:_ChunkSizes = 4096U; // uint

 

 

Supplemental Information

Per our DOE customers request, this dataset will also be uploaded to the marine hydrokinetic data repository (MHKDR). Similar meta data describing the data set will exist there as well. Data set is self-describing using CF-conventions.

Coverage

Spatial Coverage

Data collected 50 nautical miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

Temporal Coverage

11/3/2025 to 4/30/2026

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