Electricity From Ocean Wave

Introduction
Ocean energy is replenished by the sun and through tidal
influences of the moon and sun gravitational forces
Near-surface winds induce wave action and cause wind-
blown currents at about 3% of the wind speed
Tides cause strong currents into and out of coastal basins
and rivers
Ocean surface heating by some 70% of the incoming
sunlight adds to the surface water thermal energy, causing
expansion and flow
Wind energy is stronger over the ocean due to less drag,
although technically, only seabreezes are from ocean energy
Wave Parameters
 Causes Of Waves

Wind

Submarine disturbance

Gravitational attraction of sun and moon

 Category Of Ocean Waves

Deep Water Waves

Shallow Water waves

 Deep Water Waves

Waves do NOT interact with the seafloor.

Orbits of the water molecules are circular
 Shallow Water Waves

Waves DO interact with the seafloor.

Orbits of the water molecules become elliptical.
Ocean Wave Energy Converted
To Electricity

Distance from shore—Wave energy devices may

convert wave power at the shoreline, near to the shore
(defined as shallow water where the depth is less than
one half of the wavelength ), or offshore.
Bottom mounted or floating – Wave energy devices
may be either bottom –mounted or floating.
Devices Used To Generate the
Electricity

Point Absorber
Oscillating water column
Overtopping terminator
Attenuator
 Point Absorber

This is a bottom –mounted or floating structure that

absorbs energy in all direction .
The power take off system may take off number of
forms depending on the displaces.
Pressure differences on the top of float set the upper
floater into motion.
Oscillating Water Column

At the shoreline this could be a cave with a blow

hole and on air turbine/generator in the blow hole that
and chamber developed.
Wave entered and exit the chamber, the water column
moves up and down and act like a piston.
The air is channeled through a turbine/generator to
produce electricity.
Overtopping Terminating

 The head of collected water turns the turbine it flow back out
to sea and turbine are coupled to produce electricity.

 Floating structure arms to focus the wave energy. It

has both ramp and reservoir so that as wave arrive
 This is a floating reservoir structure with a ramp, over which
the waves topple and hydro turbine/generating through which
the water returns to the sea.
 Attenuator

Attenuator structure that is oriented parallel to the

wave. This is called a linear absorber.
The structure is composed of multiple section in pitch
& yaw related to each other.
This motion is used to pressurize a hydraulic piston
arrangement & turn a hydraulic turbine/ generator to
produce electricity
 Properties of Ocean Waves

An ocean wave is an undulation of the sea surface.

Wave crest
Wave trough
Wave height
Wave length
Wave period
Progressive waves move across the sea surface.
Standing waves oscillate about a fixed point
 Advantages
Wave energy are:

Free renewable energy

More profitable that wind energy
Non-polluting energy
 Conclusion
Renewable but not profitable.
This marginal system show that the sea is a vast space
whose resources are not exploited.