A Fundamental Study on Wave Energy Absorption Performance of the OWC Type Wave Power Absorbing buoy

Abstract

The omni-directional OWC wave power generation device is proposed towards installation of the tsunami observation buoy which can autonomously generate electricity and employ. The applicability and wave energy absorption performance of the OWC buoy are examined by a water tank experiment. The possibility of the energy absorption performance enhancement of the OWC wave power generation buoy are examined by making an experiment on two kinds of OWC buoy models of the bottom opening type and the side opening type. This study shows the basic energy absorption performance and the possibility of the energy absorption performance enhancement of the OWC buoy.