Coastal Sea Power. A proposal for Exploitation Wave Energy

Abstract

This  paper  presents  an  alternative  to  the  converters  that currently are being used to harness the energy in the waves of  the  sea.  This  is  a  floating  structure,  with  two  dead-anchored  to  the  seabed,  suitable  to  be  located  near  the coast in an area with or without the existence of tides. The floating   cylinder   arranged   horizontally   following   the oscillations  of  the  sea  surface  and  transmitted  through arms, the movement of the machinery fitted inside a house mounted  on  the  structure.  In  the  machinery  converts  the reciprocating  motion  of  the  arms  in  an  unidirectional movement   to   impulse   along   the   axis   of   an   elastic accumulator  allows  continuous  rotary  motion  of  the  rotor of an electric generator, as a permanent magnet alternator. Being a floating structure can be accessed maintenance or repair from a boat into the house. Another characteistic of this proposal is that it does not possess elements that will work submerged due to this, watertight components do not need  necessarily  more  difficult  to  maintain  and  more expensive.