Your Answer ▼ Two diagrams illustrate how a wave-energy machine creates electricity
with wave forces, and the correlation of the distance, productivity and costs.
Overall, the machine produces electricity through
electricity generator, turbine, and chambers. The amount of the electrical
energy produced by this device depends on its position which also makes the
difference in its installation cost.
Firstly, waves force into the wave-energy machine through
its opening in the bottom. As water fills the lower chamber, it pushes the air
out of the machine through the upper opening. The turbine in the upper chamber,
which is connected to the electricity generator, turns around as air flows thus
creating the electricity. When the wave moves back and the water gets out of
the lower chamber, air flows back into the machine and turns the turbine again,
creating more electricity.
The amount of electricity produced depends on its location. If
the machine is built close to the costs, it has lower output since only small
waves can reach it. Meanwhile, if the machine is installed in a place with big waves,
more electricity can be produced. However,
the different of location also causes the different in its costs. While it
requires low gadgets to build this machine near the costs, it demands high
money to place the device in farther spot.
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