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Systems engineering applied to the development of a wave energy farm

Bull, Diana L.; Roberts, Jesse D.; Malins, R.; Babarit, A.; Weber, J.; Dykes, K.; Costello, R.; Kennedy, B.; Neilson, K.; Bittencourt, C.

This paper will introduce the Systems Engineering process utilized by the Structured Innovation team. Following the process this paper will present two key elements derived from the analysis of a successful Wave Energy Farm: the capabilities and the functions. The capabilities are the goals of a Wave Energy Farm as determined from a condensed list of the stakeholder needs. The functions are the activities or behaviors performed by the Wave Energy Farm in order to achieve the capabilities (i.e. the goals). At the framework level, both the functions and the capabilities remain independent of the design and these will be used to develop the list of requirements for a WEC in future work.