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PRIMRE/Databases/Projects Database/Devices/Anaconda
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Anaconda
Essentially, it is a very large water filled distensible rubber tube floating just beneath the sea surface at right angles to the waves, with a power take off at the stern. As a wave passes the bulge tube is lifted with the surrounding water and causes a bulge wave to be excited which passes down the tube’s diameter like a pulse in an artery, gathering energy from the sea wave as it goes. Continuous energy gathering results from resonance between the bulge wave and the sea wave. Energy from the sea wave is stored in the rubber as it stretches. The bulge wave travels just in front of the wave rather like a surfer, picking up energy as it progressively increases in size. At the end of the tube the bulge wave energy surge drives a turbine in the power take off after the flow has been smoothed.
Additional Information
Device Status
Is the device actively being developed or is available for purchase (active)? Or has development or support ended (inactive)?
Active
Technology Type
Power Take-Off
Mechanism that converts the motion of the prime mover into a useful form of energy such as electricity, learn more
Direct Drive Generator
Max Rated Power Capacity
The maximum amount of electricity that can be produced by the device, as rated by the manufacturer.
1000 KW
Surface ExpressionFalse
Estimated TRL
Estimated Technology Readiness Level scale from 1 to 9 with 9 being the most mature technology
TRL Last updated: 28 August 2023
6
Energy Resource
- Wave
Water Column Position
Surface
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Submerged - Mid
Entire Water Column
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Submerged - Bottom
Citation Formats
“Anaconda.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Devices, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Devices/Anaconda. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Devices. <year>. "Anaconda." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Devices/Anaconda.
Last modified: 28 August 2023