Wave resource Simulation

Hello

I would like to simulate the wave resources of a location in Norway. I have adapted the data to the format required by SAM but the file is still not working. I am not able to add the file to the library to simulate the resource.

Could you please check the file and let me know if something is missing or has to be corrected.

Thank you,

Veronica 

Hi Veronica,

The file you attached worked for me.

Be sure to use the Add/remove weather file folders button on the Wave Resource page to add the folder containing your wave resource file to the list that SAM scans for valid weather files.

 

Best regards,
Paul.

Hi Paul

Thank you for your answer. I did this step many times but the file is not showing  in the "Wave Energy Resource Library". I click refresh and nothing changes.

 

Thank you for your help!
 

Hi Veronica,

Thank you for following up. I made a mistake in my testing -- you are correct that your file does not work with SAM's Wave model.

The problem is the Location ID field in the header. For some reason SAM requires that the field be a number. Please try changing the location ID from "SN76923" to a number like "76923". In my testing, that fixed the problem.

We will fix this in an update: github.com/NREL/SAM/issues/1994 .

Best regards,
Paul.