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Oscillating Wave Energy Converter

This document discusses different methods of harvesting wave and tidal energy, including the oscillating water column, tapered channel system, pendulor device, tidal barrages, tidal fences, and tidal turbines. The oscillating water column uses rising and falling water to alternately compress and decompress air driving a turbine. Tidal barrages and fences channel water through turbines to generate electricity. Main advantages are these sources are renewable with low pollution, while challenges include high costs and potential environmental impacts.

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Oscillating Wave Energy Converter

This document discusses different methods of harvesting wave and tidal energy, including the oscillating water column, tapered channel system, pendulor device, tidal barrages, tidal fences, and tidal turbines. The oscillating water column uses rising and falling water to alternately compress and decompress air driving a turbine. Tidal barrages and fences channel water through turbines to generate electricity. Main advantages are these sources are renewable with low pollution, while challenges include high costs and potential environmental impacts.

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Oscillating Water Column

Wave Energy Converter


By:Jainesh Patel
CSU Id : 2619205

WAVEENERGY
WHATISIT?
Wavepowerdevicesextract
energydirectlyfromsurface
wavesorfrompressure
fluctuationsbelowthe
surface.
Energyextractedfromthe
wavesisstoredingenerators.
Waveenergycanbe
convertedintoelectricity
throughbothoffshoreand
onshoresystems.

Offshoresystemsaresituatedin
deepwater,typicallyofmorethan
40meters(131feet).Sophisticated
mechanismsliketheSalterDuck
usethebobbingmotionofthe
wavestopowerapumpthat
createselectricity.Otheroffshore
devicesusehosesconnectedto
floatsthatridethewaves.Therise
andfallofthefloatstretchesand
relaxesthehose,whichpressurizes
thewater,which,inturn,rotatesa
turbine.

OSCILLATINGWATERCOLUMN
TheOscillatingWaterColumnconsistsofapartiallysubmergedconcreteorsteel
structurethathasanopeningtotheseabelowthewaterline.itenclosesacolumnof
airaboveacolumnofwater.aswavesentertheaircolumn,theycausethewater
columntoriseandfall.thisalternatelycompressesanddepressurizestheair
column.asthewaveretreats,theairisdrawnbackthroughtheturbineasaresult
ofthereducedairpressureontheoceansideoftheturbine.

HOWDOESITWORK?
1. Wavecapturechambersetintorockface.
2. Tidalpowerforceswaterintochamber.
3. Airalternatelycompressedand
decompressedanddecompressedby
"oscillatingwatercolumn".
4. RushesofairdrivetheWellsTurbine,
creatingpower.

TAPCHAN

TAPEREDCHANNELSYSTEM,CONSISTSOFATAPEREDCHANNEL,WHICH
FEEDSINTOARESERVOIRCONSTRUCTEDONCLIFFSABOVESEALEVEL.
THENARROWINGOFTHECHANNELCAUSESTHEWAVESTOINCREASEIN
HEIGHTASTHEYMOVETOWARDTHECLIFFFACE.THEWAVESSPILL
OVERTHEWALLSOFTHECHANNELINTOTHERESERVOIRANDTHE
STOREDWATERISTHENFEDTHROUGHATURBINE.

TheTAPCHANsystems
overcometheissueof
powerondemand,asthe
reservoirisabletostore
energyuntilitis
required.

PENDULORDEVICE
THEPENDULORWAVEPOWERDEVICECONSISTSOFA
RECTANGULARBOX,WHICHISOPENTOTHESEAAT
ONEEND.

Aflapishingedoverthe
openingandtheactionof
thewavescausestheflap
toswingbackandforth.
Themotionpowersa
hydraulicpumpanda
generator.

MAINADVANTAGES
Thisisanonpollutingsourceofenergy
Waveturbinesarerelativelyquiettooperateanddonotaffect
wildlife.

MainDisadvantages

Waveenergyrequiresaconsistentsupplyofpowerfulwaves
tofuelacommunity'selectricalneeds,butwavesarenot
consistent.
Spillsoraccidentalleakscausedbyhydraulicfluidsinthe
systemcouldalsopotentiallyharmmarinelife.

TIDALENERGY

WHATISIT?
Tidesofwatercausedbythe
MoonandSun,in
combinationwithEarth's
rotation.
Practicallyinexhaustibleand
itisclassifiedasarenweable
resource.

Fortidaldifferencestobe
harnessedintoelectricitythe
differencebetweenhighand
lowtidesmustbeatleast16
feet.
Thereareonlyaboutfourty
sitesontheearthwithtidal
rangesofthismagnitude.

Tidalpower
technologies
includethe
following...

BARRAGEORDAM
ABARRAGEORDAMISTYPICALLYUSEDTOCONVERTTIDAL
ENERGYINTOELECTRICITYBYFORCINGTHEWATER
THROUGHTURBINES,ACTIVATINGAGENERATOR.

Gatesandturbinesare
installedalongthedam.
Whenthetidesproducean
adequatedifferenceinthe
levelofthewateronopposite
sidesofthedam,thegates
areopened.Thewaterthen
flowsthroughtheturbines.
Theturbinesturnanelectric
generatortoproduce
electricity.

TIDALFENCE

TIDALFENCESLOOKLIKEGIANTTURNSTILES.THEYCANREACHACROSS
CHANNELSBETWEENSMALLISLANDSORACROSSSTRAITSBETWEENTHE
MAINLANDANDANISLAND.

Atidalfencehasvertical
axisturbinesmountedina
fence.Allthewaterthat
passesisforcedthrough
theturbines.Theycanbe
usedinareassuchas
channelsbetweentwo
landmasses.

TIDALTURBINE

TIDALTURBINESLOOKLIKEWINDTURBINES.THEYARE
ARRANGEDUNDERWATERINROWS,ASINSOMEWINDFARMS.

Ideallocationsfortidalturbinefarmsareclosetoshore
inwaterdepthsof65.598.5feet.

TurbinesweresubmergedintheEastRivertogenerate
electricityfromrapidtidalcurrentsinNewYorkCityin
2007

MainAdvantages
Itispredictable.
Nowasteorpollution
Itisverycheaptomaintain.

MainDisadvantages
Buildingcostisexpensive.
Disruptsmigrationofcreatures
intheocean
Onlyproducespowerforonly
about10hoursaday.

THE
END...

SOURCES

http://www.energysavers.gov/
http://www.rise.org
http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_power
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_power

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