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Few power companies around the world have already begun to explorethe potential of the sea for large-scale power plants but the opportunities do not end there.These oceanic forces can also be used for smaller-scale projects and could prove extremelyvaluable for projects based on smaller electronics. Sea buoys are used for all manner ofoceanic research and often use low-powered electronics to achieve their tasks. This thesisfocuses on the creation of a self-sustaining power supply for such a buoy and looks into theviability of such a device. Different methods of power generation are explored ranging fromundersea currents to oceanic waves and all aspects of the design are looked into in detail.The outcome should yield a self-sustaining power system for an oceanic device that could beleft out at sea for long periods without having to worry about its internal battery running out.With fine-tuning of parts for the device and the correct design parameters, it will be shownhow this is viable and how it can be used for future low-powered projects stationed at sea.","abstract_html":"With the ever-expanding electricity usage of mankind, we lean further towards green reusableenergy sources such as hydro, solar, and wind power. Another less known method ofgenerating reusable energy is harnessing the immense potential of our oceans. Under the sealie strong currents flowing endlessly and on the surface powerful waves swoop across the seawith immense forces. Few power companies around the world have already begun to explorethe potential of the sea for large-scale power plants but the opportunities do not end there.These oceanic forces can also be used for smaller-scale projects and could prove extremelyvaluable for projects based on smaller electronics. Sea buoys are used for all manner ofoceanic research and often use low-powered electronics to achieve their tasks. This thesisfocuses on the creation of a self-sustaining power supply for such a buoy and looks into theviability of such a device. Different methods of power generation are explored ranging fromundersea currents to oceanic waves and all aspects of the design are looked into in detail.The outcome should yield a self-sustaining power system for an oceanic device that could beleft out at sea for long periods without having to worry about its internal battery running out.With fine-tuning of parts for the device and the correct design parameters, it will be shownhow this is viable and how it can be used for future low-powered projects stationed at sea.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Heiðar Smári Olgeirsson 1991-"],"institution":null,"degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Háskólinn í Reykjavík"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2021,"date_issued":"2021-06-23T12:14:31Z","date_published":"2021-06-23T12:14:31Z","updated_at":"2026-07-27T20:37:18Z","subjects":["Hátækniverkfræði","Mechatronics engineering","Meistaraprófsritgerðir","Raforkuframleiðsla","Hafstraumar","Raftæki","Power resources","Ocean circulation","Electronic devices"],"languages":["en"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/1946/39426","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Háskólinn í Reykjavík"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Heiðar Smári Olgeirsson 1991-"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2021-06-23T12:14:28Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2021-06-23T12:14:28Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2021-06-23T12:14:31Z"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Thesis"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Hátækniverkfræði","Mechatronics engineering","Meistaraprófsritgerðir","Raforkuframleiðsla","Hafstraumar","Raftæki","Power resources","Ocean circulation","Electronic devices"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language.iso","label":"Language (ISO)","values":["en"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["http://hdl.handle.net/1946/39426"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["With the ever-expanding electricity usage of mankind, we lean further towards green reusableenergy sources such as hydro, solar, and wind power. Another less known method ofgenerating reusable energy is harnessing the immense potential of our oceans. Under the sealie strong currents flowing endlessly and on the surface powerful waves swoop across the seawith immense forces. Few power companies around the world have already begun to explorethe potential of the sea for large-scale power plants but the opportunities do not end there.These oceanic forces can also be used for smaller-scale projects and could prove extremelyvaluable for projects based on smaller electronics. Sea buoys are used for all manner ofoceanic research and often use low-powered electronics to achieve their tasks. This thesisfocuses on the creation of a self-sustaining power supply for such a buoy and looks into theviability of such a device. Different methods of power generation are explored ranging fromundersea currents to oceanic waves and all aspects of the design are looked into in detail.The outcome should yield a self-sustaining power system for an oceanic device that could beleft out at sea for long periods without having to worry about its internal battery running out.With fine-tuning of parts for the device and the correct design parameters, it will be shownhow this is viable and how it can be used for future low-powered projects stationed at sea.","Með sívaxandi raforkunotkun mannkynsins höllumst við ferkar að grænum endurnýtanlegumorkugjöfum eins og vatnsorka, sólarorka og vindorka. Önnur minna þekkt aðferð til aðframleiða endurnýtanlega orku er að nýta gífurlega möguleika hafsins okkar. Undir sjónumliggja sterkir neðansjávar straumar um allt hafið og á yfirborðinu sveiflast kraftmiklar ölduryfir hafið. Nokkur orkufyrirtæki eru farin að kanna möguleika þess að virkja úti á sjó meðstóriðju í huga en möguleikarnir enda ekki þar. Þessa krafta sem hafið býr yfir er einnig hægtað nota í smærri verkefni og gætu reynst afar dýrmætir til notkunnar með minni raftækjum.Sjóbaujur eru notaðar við alls kyns hafrannsóknir víða um heim og nota oft rafbúnað semnotar lítið afl til að framfleyta verkefnum sínum. Þessi ritgerð fjallar um gerð á sjálfbærumaflgjafa fyrir slíka bauju og skoðar möguleika slíks tækis. Kannaðar eru mismunandi aðferðivið orkuframleiðslu eins og notkun á neðansjáfarstraumum og sjávaröldum og allir þættirhönnunarinnar eru skoðaðir ítarlega. Loka útkoman ætti að vera sjálfbært orkuframleiðslukerfi sem hannað er fyrir úthafs aðstæður sem gæti verið skilið eftir úti á sjó í langann tímaán þess að þurfa að hafa áhyggjur af því hvort að innri rafhlaðan renni út. Með fínstillingu áhlutum tækisinis og réttum hönnunarskilyrðum verður sýnt fram á hvernig þetta er mögulegtog hvernig hægt er að nota það í öðrum framtíðarverkefnum sem krefjast lítils afls úti á sjó."]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Self-sustaining power supply for a low-power sea buoy"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Háskólinn í Reykjavík"],"dc:creator":["Heiðar Smári Olgeirsson 1991-"],"dc:date.accessioned":["2021-06-23T12:14:28Z"],"dc:date.available":["2021-06-23T12:14:28Z"],"dc:date.issued":["2021-06-23T12:14:31Z"],"dc:description.abstract":["With the ever-expanding electricity usage of mankind, we lean further towards green reusableenergy sources such as hydro, solar, and wind power. Another less known method ofgenerating reusable energy is harnessing the immense potential of our oceans. Under the sealie strong currents flowing endlessly and on the surface powerful waves swoop across the seawith immense forces. Few power companies around the world have already begun to explorethe potential of the sea for large-scale power plants but the opportunities do not end there.These oceanic forces can also be used for smaller-scale projects and could prove extremelyvaluable for projects based on smaller electronics. Sea buoys are used for all manner ofoceanic research and often use low-powered electronics to achieve their tasks. This thesisfocuses on the creation of a self-sustaining power supply for such a buoy and looks into theviability of such a device. Different methods of power generation are explored ranging fromundersea currents to oceanic waves and all aspects of the design are looked into in detail.The outcome should yield a self-sustaining power system for an oceanic device that could beleft out at sea for long periods without having to worry about its internal battery running out.With fine-tuning of parts for the device and the correct design parameters, it will be shownhow this is viable and how it can be used for future low-powered projects stationed at sea.","Með sívaxandi raforkunotkun mannkynsins höllumst við ferkar að grænum endurnýtanlegumorkugjöfum eins og vatnsorka, sólarorka og vindorka. Önnur minna þekkt aðferð til aðframleiða endurnýtanlega orku er að nýta gífurlega möguleika hafsins okkar. Undir sjónumliggja sterkir neðansjávar straumar um allt hafið og á yfirborðinu sveiflast kraftmiklar ölduryfir hafið. Nokkur orkufyrirtæki eru farin að kanna möguleika þess að virkja úti á sjó meðstóriðju í huga en möguleikarnir enda ekki þar. Þessa krafta sem hafið býr yfir er einnig hægtað nota í smærri verkefni og gætu reynst afar dýrmætir til notkunnar með minni raftækjum.Sjóbaujur eru notaðar við alls kyns hafrannsóknir víða um heim og nota oft rafbúnað semnotar lítið afl til að framfleyta verkefnum sínum. Þessi ritgerð fjallar um gerð á sjálfbærumaflgjafa fyrir slíka bauju og skoðar möguleika slíks tækis. Kannaðar eru mismunandi aðferðivið orkuframleiðslu eins og notkun á neðansjáfarstraumum og sjávaröldum og allir þættirhönnunarinnar eru skoðaðir ítarlega. Loka útkoman ætti að vera sjálfbært orkuframleiðslukerfi sem hannað er fyrir úthafs aðstæður sem gæti verið skilið eftir úti á sjó í langann tímaán þess að þurfa að hafa áhyggjur af því hvort að innri rafhlaðan renni út. Með fínstillingu áhlutum tækisinis og réttum hönnunarskilyrðum verður sýnt fram á hvernig þetta er mögulegtog hvernig hægt er að nota það í öðrum framtíðarverkefnum sem krefjast lítils afls úti á sjó."],"dc:identifier.uri":["http://hdl.handle.net/1946/39426"],"dc:language.iso":["en"],"dc:subject":["Hátækniverkfræði","Mechatronics engineering","Meistaraprófsritgerðir","Raforkuframleiðsla","Hafstraumar","Raftæki","Power resources","Ocean circulation","Electronic devices"],"dc:title":["Self-sustaining power supply for a low-power sea buoy"],"dc:type":["Thesis"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-27T20:37:18Z"}