Carpet Wave Energy Converters

A wave energy converter wec is defined as a device that converts the kinetic and potential energy associated with a moving wave into useful mechanical or electrical energy.

Carpet wave energy converters. Our design uses a synthetic seabed carpet that is connected to a grid of generators underneath that has the ability to extract wave energy the same way the muddy seafloor does. The resource as indicated the energy transferred from the wind to the sea surface. A broadband and omnidirectional wave energy converter wave carpet is inspired by the natural phenomenon of strong attenuation of oceanic surface waves by muddy seafloors. International review of electrical engineering iree 2015 10 1 pp 52 61.

Mwave is unique among wave energy converters as it simultaneously addresses the cost of energy and ocean wave survivability challenges. Encyclopedia of life support systems eolss 2. There are a bunch of wave energy converter wec devices out there. Wave energy converters wecs can capture energy up to 90 of the time while only 20 30 percent for wind and solar power device 27 28.

Ocean engineer marcus lehmann presents berkeley s working prototype of a wave energy converter. While the methodology proposed is general and applies to any wave energy converter design we focus our attention on the optimization of a submerged planar pressure dierential wave energy converter called wave carpet 37 39 for deep waters. Wave energy technology brief 3 highlights process and technology s tatus wave energy converters captur e the en ergy contained in ocean waves and use it to generate electricity. A quick search on google patents returns over 7 400 results.

Waves can travel large distances with little energy loss. Moon interaction wave energy converters iglesias g alvarez m. It is known that muddy seafloors can extract significant energy from overpassing surface waves via engaging them in strong interaction processes. We successfully demonstrated its capability to absorb and convert wave energy for multiple sea states.