A Renewable Source of Hydroelectricity

Abstract:

The Sea-waves, as a kinetic energy, is one of the renewable sources of energy which can be harnessed to generate electricity. Wave power devices extract energy directly from the surface motion of sea (ocean) waves or from pressure fluctuations below the surface. A variety of technologies have been proposed to capture the energy from waves and some of the more promising designs are undergoing demonstration testing at economical scales. In this research, the irregular kinetic energy in sea waves is to be converted to a stored potential energy and used in a regular form, with conversion once again to mechanical energy, for driving a turbine which to be connected to an electricity generator through a gear box. Wave power varies considerably in different parts of the world and wave energy cannot be harnessed effectively everywhere. Because sea waves may become ineffective for a period of time, this research is concerned with the storage of energy in one of its forms.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 310)
• Pages: 399-402
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.310.399
• Online since: February 2013
• Authors: Saleh A. Aboukhres, Ali S. Zayed, Hisham A. Ayad, S. Ganesan
• Keywords: Energy Conversion, Energy Storage, Renewable Energy, Wave Power

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