A team of researchers from University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Australian College of Kuwait, has developed a new device for tidal energy conversion. They investigated 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. The research has been published in the Journal of Power and Energy Engineering.
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Pneumatic system for tidal energy conversion
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