Self-Sustaining Buoy System: Harnessing Water Wave Energy for Smart, Wireless Sensing and Data Transmission
Ghassan Hamada Ali Alshmeel, Ahmed Sedeeq Baker Al-Doori, Saadaldeen Rashid Ahmed, Zainab A. Abrahim, Ali Jasim Ghaffoori, A. Hussain
Abstract
Growing competitive renewable energy sources for power production and sufficient environmental monitoring are signals of difficulties in coastal locations. Earlier research showed that there was a shortage of self-powered intelligent buoys that not only harvested surface wave energy for ecologically friendly reasons but also sent water environmental data to distant computers without an external power supply. The key aim was to build and implement a complex buoy system structure with sensors for gathering environmental data and wireless communication technologies to remedy this significant issue. The fundamental part of our approach was utilizing a mix of efficient energy-collecting technologies and clever sensing systems inside a dependable buoy construction. We assessed the performance of our reservoir system using simulators, laboratory studies, and field testing. During this operation, the buoy was employed in varied wave situations. The acquired data demonstrated a substantial correlation between wave height and power output. This indicates the system has successfully harnessed wave energy as an ecologically friendly power supply. Particularly, wave power production was measured at 100 watts when a calm ocean surface (0.5-meter wave height) was observed. At the moderate wave height, the wave power reached 500 watts (1 meter wave height). This work has the potential to lead to newer technologies that can produce energy from renewable resources and whose better environmental monitoring systems will be used for resilience in coastal areas.