Wave energy conversion device testing on the Outer Banks of North Carolina

摘要

The University of North Carolina (UNC)'s Coastal Studies Institute, in partnership with Resolute Marine Energy, Jennette's Pier, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, recently completed a series of field model tests of a surge based wave energy conversion (WEC) device. This device is designed to generate electricity by using wave orbital velocities to actuate a paddle, which pivots on an axis along its lower edge, supported by a pair of rotary hydraulic pumps that capture energy from the oscillating motion induced by passing waves.