A two-magnet energy harvesting device with buoy base for a marine terminal

Abstract

It is crucial to explore new green energy sources to alleviate the earth’s energy depletion and the impact of air pollution and greenhouse effects. Although wafer manufacturing is increasing worldwide, the implementation of carbon footprint policies necessitates a shift toward green electricity. To expand the scale of wafer manufacturing, it is essential to develop terrestrial green electricity, which requires additional terrestrial green energy sources. This paper presents a green energy harvesting method that generates wave hydraulic energy via a vibration-based electromagnetic generator through a buoy. An energy harvester composed of two magnets in series driven by a buoy via a connected pole is introduced. The sensitivity of induced electricity to the energy harvester’s design parameters, including the magnets’ geometric dimensions (diameter and height), the coil’s turns, and layers, is analyzed. Additionally, the relationship between electricity and wave information (wave amplitude and wavelength) is explored. To evaluate the electrical power efficiency between a pair of single-magnet energy harvesters and the two-magnet harvester, a pair of parallel energy harvesters consisting of one magnet and paralleled in line is assessed. The impact of electricity on the horizontal span between the parallel energy harvesters is also investigated. To achieve maximal electricity, the two-magnet energy harvester is numerically optimized using a simulated annealing method. The numerical result shows that the two-magnet (in series) energy harvester can produce 0.472 W when the wavelength is 0.03, the amplitude is 0.09 m, and the wave speed is 3 m/s.