Self-sustaining power supply for a low-power sea buoy

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.

Author dc:creator

• Heiðar Smári Olgeirsson 1991-

Contributors dc:contributor

• Háskólinn í Reykjavík

• Hátækniverkfræði
• Mechatronics engineering
• Meistaraprófsritgerðir
• Raforkuframleiðsla
• Hafstraumar
• Raftæki
• Power resources
• Ocean circulation
• Electronic devices

Language dc:language.iso

en

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http://hdl.handle.net/1946/39426

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oai:skemman.is:1946/39426