Working prototype in the city of Gelendzhik
- 08/22/2018
On the Black sea coast a working prototype of the wave power transformer "WAVE HUNTER" is installed, of the installed capacity 10 kW on 1:2.5 scale. The scale was selected to simulate the action of the maximum storm on the structure.
The tests conducted within 2 years have shown:
The reliability of the structure when operating with the rough sea of various intensities, including with the action of the so-called 100 hundred years’ storm (maximum storm possible once in 100 years);
Average efficiency ratio of the 1st WH transformer is 40%;
Coefficient of performance of the rough sea energy of the working spectrum by a three-row power package attains -75%;
Damping efficiency ratio (wave action reduction) is 60-70%.