TITLE:
New Pneumatic System for Tidal Energy Conversion
AUTHORS:
Mamdouh El Haj Assad, Ehab Bani-Hani, Ahmad Sedaghat, Ali Al-Muhaiteeb, Khalil Khanafer, Malathe Khalil
KEYWORDS:
Renewable Energy, Pneumatic, Power, Renewable, Tidal
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Power and Energy Engineering,
Vol.4 No.12,
December
19,
2016
ABSTRACT: In this work, a new device for tidal energy conversion is presented. The main purpose of this research is to investigate the energy conversion of tidal energy into electrical one by building a small scale prototype using a pneumatic system representing the energy conversion device. The tidal energy conversion device consists of a concrete in cylindrical shape, a moving base that moves inside the concrete cylindrical body and two single acting pistons connected to a power turbine. The system specifications that mainly affect the amount of energy are the spring stiffness and hose diameter. It was found that there is a possibility to convert the tidal energy into electrical energy using the designed prototype. The maximum amount of electricity generated using the proposed prototype was about 5 Volts.