The Development of Wave Energy Conversion Device to Generate Electricity

Abstract:

The wave energy is one of promising resource for generating electricity in this country. A wave energy conversion system was designed and fabricated; the prototype was tested and its performance was analyzed. The invention herein proposed a system operated by wave resource. This configuration allows the wave resource working to generate electricity. Wave power device operated by the movement of floaters with varying speed connected to the mechanical racks. These mechanical racks move gears and pulleys, which giving forces to the pulley’s belts to rotate. This pulley’s belts connected to the electric generator that produces the electricity. The final system was tested in the coastal area near to Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) campus. The measurement results clearly show that the available wave resource could be harness into useful work for electric power generation.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 773-774)
• Pages: 460-464
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.773-774.460
• Online since: July 2015
• Authors: M.D. Lafsah, Mohd Zamri Ibrahim*, Aliashim Albani
• Keywords: Performance Analysis, Wave Energy Converter, Wave Power

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