Abstract
Abstract The concept of using electrochemical gas concentration cells to convert the mechanical potential energy of ocean waves to electricity using a taut-moored buoy is analyzed. Several idealized embodiments are discussed and one of these is shown to have particular merit. Some results obtained in an experimental program aimed at developing such a system are described. In particular, an electrochemical cell employing the protonically conducting synthetic polymer Nafion, bounded by platinum electrodes, has been studied in a manner which simulates the operation of such a device within a taut-moored buoy subject to ocean waves. It is shown that with some modest engineering advances, this system is indeed capable converting a significant fraction of ocean wave energy into electricity.
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