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COBEM 2017
24th ABCM International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Sea conditions influence on solar energy harvesting
Submission Author:
Edson Alves da Silva Junior , RJ
Co-Authors:
IVANOVICH LACHE, Edson Alves da Silva Junior
Presenter: Edson Alves da Silva Junior
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2017.COB17-2006
Abstract
Offshore monitoring operations are activities performed in the middle of the ocean. Qualified crews perform those activities and focus in two principal areas: commercial and rescue activities. However, the operational cost and risk of human accidents drastically limits the operating envelope of these activities. Due the large spectrum of operations in the offshore environment, there is a growing need of low cost Autonomous Systems for Offshore Monitoring (ASOM). These systems reduce operational cost and environmental impact. Generally ASOM's can be described as small unmanned vessels, similar in size to autonomous submersible vehicles (AUVS) or Gliders, however they behave like a boat and do not necessarily perform submerged operations. We introduced a study of solar power capture in ASOM vehicle, specifically; we performed an analysis of how the Brazil's sea condition influences the solar energy capture. The study used a prototype that simulates the wave conditions in offshore environment and compares it with a static solar panel. The preliminary results showed that the wave conditions could reduce the power capture in at least 1%, besides that, the result also pointed out that the ASOM orientation could reject the wave influence, therefore, control de ASOM position in a long term mission could impact positively and improve the solar energy harvesting.
Keywords
Offshore Operations, Solar Energy, Autonomous vehicles
