Design Method of Wave Power Generating System With Wells Turbine

This is a report of a fundamental study on the design method that takes into account the interaction between the air chamber and the turbine, using the rule of similarity in the nondimensional form of the governing equations. We present how to analyze the power absorbed in irregular waves by using both their spectrum and probability. It is shown that the linear theory of water wave is applicable to the evaluation of the absorbed power in air chambers. Turbine performances in irregular waves are easily shown with the probability density distribution, that is, Gaussian distribution. This paper also presents a design method that will lead to minimum construction cost. Cost is now a very important factor in the construction of wave power generating systems.