The diagrams show how a wave-energy machine works and locations where such a machine may be installed and the advantages and disadvantages of choosing the different locations.
In the first diagram, we can see that when the wave-energy machine is placed in the water the opening at the bottom of the machine needs to be in the direction from which the wave is coming. The lower half of the machine needs to be submerged in water. There is an opening at the left top corner of the machine through which air enters, making the turbines within the machine rotate. Once the water enters the lower chamber from the opening at the bottom, the water level rises and pushes the air out of the chambers making the turbines rotate in the opposite direction. This air then escapes the machine through the opening in the top right hand corner of the machine. This process helps to generate electricity.
In the second diagram we can see that when the machine is placed in a location where the waves are large, it helps to yield high output of electricity but the installation costs of this set up is also higher. On the other hand when the machine is placed where the waves are smaller, the installation costs are low but so is the output of electricity
The diagrams
show
how a wave-energy
machine
works and locations where such a
machine
may
be installed
and the advantages and disadvantages of choosing the
different
locations.
In the
first
diagram, we can
see
that when the wave-energy
machine
is placed
in the
water
the opening at the bottom of the
machine
needs to be in the direction from which the wave is coming. The lower half of the
machine
needs to
be submerged
in
water
. There is an opening at the
left
top corner of the
machine
through which air enters, making the turbines within the
machine
rotate. Once the
water
enters the lower chamber from the opening at the bottom, the
water
level rises and pushes the air out of the chambers making the turbines rotate in the opposite direction. This air then escapes the
machine
through the opening in the top
right hand
corner of the
machine
. This process
helps
to generate electricity.
In the second diagram we can
see
that when the
machine
is placed
in a location where the waves are large, it
helps
to yield high output of electricity
but
the installation costs of this set up is
also
higher.
On the other hand
when the
machine
is placed
where the waves are smaller, the installation costs are low
but
so
is the output of
electricity