Feasibility Analysis on Oscillating Buoy Wave Power Device for Ocean Buoy

Abstract:

When the oscillating buoy wave power device installed on the ocean buoy, the floater and the ocean buoy move up and down under the action of the waves. Therefore, whether there is a vertical relative displacement between the floater and the ocean buoy becomes a crucial problem of the wave power generation. Based on the wave theory, taking the vertical cylinder floater for example, introduced the wave force and the moving displacement of the floater，the relative displacement between the floater and three different sizes of ocean buoys under four different oceanic conditions was analyzed by MATLAB. The result indicates that the greater wave height, the greater relative displacement; the shorter wave period, the greater relative displacement; and the larger size of the ocean buoy, the greater relative displacement. So the electric power can be generated and the scheme is feasible.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 291-294)
• Pages: 606-609
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.291-294.606
• Online since: February 2013
• Authors: Li Zhen Zhang, Mao Yuan E, Shi Ming Wang, Yong Cheng Liang
• Keywords: Floater, Ocean Buoy, Relative Displacement, Wave Energy

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