IEC TS 62600-100:2024 PDF

Overview

IEC TS 62600-100:2024 is an IEC technical specification for power performance assessment of electricity-producing wave energy converters (WECs). Applied together with IEC TS 62600‑101 (wave energy resource assessment), it provides a method to estimate the mean annual energy production (MAEP) of a single, non-array WEC at a second site (Location 2) based on measured performance at a reference site (Location 1). The document covers capture width matrix transposition, validation, uncertainty assessment and allowable modelling or similarity-based transfers for commercial-scale WECs (moored, tautly moored, bottom- and shore-mounted).

Key topics and requirements

• Capture width matrix: Development, representation and transposition of the normalized power capture width matrix from Location 1 to Location 2, including dimensionality, binning and complementation where measurements are missing.
• Site resource data: Minimum wave and metocean data requirements at Location 2 as specified in IEC TS 62600‑101; requirements for bathymetry, currents, wind and spatial transfer modelling.
• Measurement methodology: Instrumentation, calibration and data recording practices for wave measurements and WEC electrical output, including metering location, data formats and retention.
• Validation and uncertainty: Validation procedures for spatial transfer models and capture width matrices, plus uncertainty evaluation for derived performance parameters at the target location.
• Permitted modelling inputs: Rules for incorporating additional empirical and numerical model data, and criteria for geometric, kinematic and dynamic similarity when transferring performance data.
• Reporting: Structured reporting requirements (WEC description, testsite, electrical/load, measurement procedures) aligned with IEC TS 62600‑200.
• Technical updates (Edition 2): Incorporation of IEC TS 62600‑102 as annexes, MAEP computation moved to IEC TS 62600‑101, updated terms/symbols and aligned reporting.

Practical applications and who uses it

This specification is intended for practitioners involved in wave energy performance assessment and project development:

• WEC developers and manufacturers assessing product performance and site suitability.
• Project engineers and resource analysts estimating energy yield transfers between sites (capture width transposition).
• Certification bodies and test laboratories validating measured performance and uncertainty.
• Investors and asset owners needing standardized, comparable performance estimates for commercial-scale WECs.
• Researchers and modelers using numerical or empirical models to complement measurement datasets.

Common use cases: estimating MAEP at a proposed deployment site using reference test data, validating spatial transfer models, documenting power performance for permitting and investment decisions, and assessing confidence in predicted yields.

Related standards

• IEC TS 62600‑101 - Wave energy resource assessment and characterization (MAEP computation).
• IEC TS 62600‑102 - Now incorporated as annexes in this edition.
• IEC TS 62600‑200 - Reporting alignment for marine energy converters.

Keywords: IEC TS 62600-100:2024, wave energy converters, WEC power performance, capture width matrix, MAEP estimation, wave resource assessment, metocean measurements.