主催: 一般社団法人日本機械学会
会議名: 第27回茨城講演会
開催日: 2019/08/22
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In recent years, renewable energy resources have been attracting the people’s attention in order to prevent global warming. We have been developing a small but flexible wave power generator. This device takes a form of tetrapod incorporating with power generation units. This device generates by the force from waves vibrates. This generator also has a surface moving capability in order to move back to the home station and to discharge the stored electricity. In this study, we present a new surface moving mechanism of the generator for the purpose of improving the moving performance. We numerically evaluate the equipment dimensions and magnet weight required for the generator to rotate and to move on water. In addition, we simulate the device behavior, using a particle (SPH) -based CFD method developed in our laboratory, and compared the results with the experiments.