Electro-Wave
Team #8: Austin Juza, Matt Ramaker, Ryan Rhodes, Ed Smit
Design Group
Austin Juza
Ed Smit
Ryan Rhodes Matt Ramaker
Project Definition
Team 8 would like to build a small scaled wave energy
converter in order to perform a feasibility study and
potentially bring the idea of renewable wave energy to the
Great Lakes.
Customer
Consumers Energy
General Electric
Cities bordering Lake Michigan
http://www.michigan.org/hot-spots/beachtowns/
http://www.mlive.com/business/detroit/index.ssf/2011/12/consumers_energy_enlists_centu.html
Accomplishments
Research
Great Lake Wave Spectrum
Regulations and Permits Required
Alternative Designs
stream2.cma.gov.cn
Alternatives
http://seaenergytag.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/eco-wave-energy-wave-clapper.jpg
https://sites.google.com/a/eng.ucsd.edu/156b-2014-spring-team5/
http://rosspmiller.weebly.com/wave-devices.html
Christian Perspective
Stewardship
Trust (Reliability)
Integrity
Challenges Faced
Ocean vs. Lake
Winter months when lake freezes
Environmental Restrictions
http://www.glcclub.com/lake-michigan-has-eary-ice-cover
Q&A