Creating the pathway for standardized performance assessment of Canadian wave energy converters

加拿大西海岸的海浪气候非常活跃，温哥华岛海岸线上典型的年平均海浪功率传输为34.5兆瓦/公里。虽然这种资源的规模表明了新的波能产业的潜力，但对于波能转换器(WEC)的设计或运营策略还没有达成共识，目前还不清楚加拿大的波能资源可以在多大程度上得到利用。如果没有对加拿大可行的波能生产潜力进行准确和准确的评估，就没有明确的好处来平衡这一新行业面临的明确的技术和经济挑战。迫切需要详细的数值和实验研究，以精确定义加拿大水域中有希望的WEC的性能。

The West Coast of Canada has a very energetic wave climate with a typical average annual wave power transport of 34.5 MW/km along the Vancouver Island coastline. While the magnitude of this resource suggests potential for a new wave energy industry, there is no consensus on Wave Energy Converter (WEC) design or operational strategies, and it is unclear to what extent the Canadian wave energy resource can be harnessed. Without an accurate and precise assessment of Canada's feasible wave energy production potential , there is no well-defined benefit to balance the well-defined technical and economic challenges facing this new industry. Detailed numerical and experimental studies that precisely define the performance of promising WECs in Canadian waters are sorely needed.