URN | etd-0720109-211105 | Statistics | This thesis had been viewed 815 times. Download 17 times. |
Author | Wei-ming Wu | ||
Author's Email Address | alex61106@gmail.com | ||
Department | hazards | ||
Year | 2008 | Semester | 2 |
Degree | Master | Type of Document | Master's Thesis |
Language | zh-TW.Big5 Chinese | Page Count | 110 |
Title | Irregular Wave Test on the Improvement of Wave Power Generation Utilizing the Restoring Force Motion through Elastic Spring | ||
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Abstract | This study developed an improvement of wave power generation utilizing the restoring force technique through elastic spring which has not yet being applied in reality, the investigation was carried out experimentally by irregular wave test with varies wave height and wave period. The power generation system composed water wheel, ratchet, and a pull-back car were used to investigate the feasibility and efficiency of the technique to the development of wave power generation. The results of the analysis reveals that when the blade is narrow, the variation of waveform is unapparent anyhow whether the action of the blade on the water wheel is oscillating or in spring motion, yet in the full-span case, the variation of waveform is appreciable when the wave period decrease, i.e., the dissipation of short period wave is much effective. Since the irregular waves comprise numerous components of sinusoidal waves, the interaction of wave and wave in different condition is obviously, moreover, most of the surface fluctuations are rather feeble for power generation, by the adoption of restoring force technique, the voltage output is enhanced nearly 13 times as much as that of oscillating design. Also, by the comparison between narrow-blade and full-span-blade, it is suggested that narrow-blade is more applicable for power generation, especially when applying in a wave farm. |
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Files | indicate in-campus access immediately and off-campus access at one year | ||
Date of Defense | 2009-06-15 | Date of Submission | 2009-07-23 |