Wave Power

Generation

Team #7

“Plugging into the Power of the Waves”

Team Introduction

Team #7

Mark Larade Keith Gillis

Yves Sharp Eric Sharp

Stephanie Beaton

Supervisor

Dr. Marek Kujath

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Agenda

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• Problem Statement

• Requirements

• Generation of Alternatives

• Design

• Testing Plan

• Budget

• Conclusions

• Acknowledgements

• Vast resource of unexploited energy

• No current design is the standard

• Power contained in a wave given by:

• Average Nova Scotian Wave : 1.5m, 5s**

Problem Statement

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gPower

[W/m]*

* Shaw, Robert ** Marine Environmental Data Services

5http://chc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

Objectives/Requirements

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•To use the motion of waves to produce

50 Watts of electricity

•Appropriate Scale

•Demonstrate practical concept

•Test in real world conditions

Generation of Alternatives

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Design

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Main Buoy

Return Buoy

Mooring

Design

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Power System

GeneratorMain Pulley

Design

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Power System

Shaft

Main Pulley Rope

Design

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• 38V DC Generator

• Cables routed to testing boat

• Charges 12V battery

•Diode or rectifier employed

Testing Plan

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Location: Blind Bay, NS

Date: February – March 2008

Budget

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Allocated $1300 from Department of Mechanical Engineering

Conclusions

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• Strengths

• Adaptable, Off the shelf parts, Portable

• Challenges

• Mooring Weight, Marine Growth, Sealing

• On Schedule, Meeting Requirements

• Preparing for Construction

Acknowledgements

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Dr. Kjuath (Supervisor)

Dr. Hubbard (Coordinator)

Mechanical Technicians

-Albert, Angus, Greg, Peter

Neil Wolthers (Volunteer Consultant)

Dr. Hughes, Dr. Wilki, Brian Leikens

Dalhousie Mechanical Engineering Department

Shell (Funding)

Questions

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Affect on Marine Life

-Buoys have minimal affect on marine organism

- Designed to handle seaweed

- Power supply limited to 12 Volts

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Wave Power in Canada-Current wave power project in Canada – AquaBUOY

- Ucluelet, BC (5MW)

-http://www.finavera.com-http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Ocean_Wave_Energy