Wave-powered small-scale generation systems for ocean exploration

This paper describes our initial investigation of an inertial power generation system, designed for use in small, low-power, long-endurance ocean exploration robots. The system recovers small amounts of power from the movements caused by ocean waves. The primary focus of the investigation to date ha...

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Main Authors: Brown, P., Hardisty, D., Molteno, T.C.A.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceleration
Batteries
Energy storage
Equations
Hydrogen
Instruments
Ocean waves
Power generation
Production
Solar power generation
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Summary:This paper describes our initial investigation of an inertial power generation system, designed for use in small, low-power, long-endurance ocean exploration robots. The system recovers small amounts of power from the movements caused by ocean waves. The primary focus of the investigation to date has been the development of efficient power recovery system electronics that extract useful power from a wide range of ocean wave amplitudes and frequencies.
DOI:10.1109/OCEANSAP.2006.4393878