Wave+Energy+Devices

By: Robert John@AHS

Here are some of my computer aided graphics which show my idea for a method of producing energy from waves, and what the machine might look like in a controlled test, something we may replicate in a scale model if time permits. The red, clam shaped device is a hollow buoy, which will move up and down rythmically with the waves, it has a hydrofoil underside to help the incident waves to displace the bouy fully. The pnuematatic ram on the underside will react to the forces and pressurise the contained air into a generator, producing electricity.

Please comment on how the design could be improved upon. The images below are high resolution, they may be slow to download.



Iteration 2: Turbine generator: