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Thesis Type: Postgraduate
Institution Of The Thesis: Gazi Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Turkey
Approval Date: 2014
Student: ALİ OSMAN KÜÇÜK
Supervisor: MÜSLÜM CENGİZ TAPLAMACIOĞLU
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Abstract:The need for electrical energy is rapidly coming into prominence as a result of advancing technology and industrialization and the increasing population. It is inevitable for this energy to clean and cheap, which is a need for more sustainable world in the future. The significance of renewable energy sources is increasing day by day. There have been great improvements in wind and solar technology, which is the first that comes to mind when talking about renewable sources. However, renewable energy sources such as geothermal and wave energy should not be ignored. Covering three-quarters of the Earth, oceans are of great potential for wave energy. As our country is surrounded by sea on three sides, wave energy is of huge potential for our country as well. There have been many studies about wave energy in the world and governments and private institutions have been supporting these studies. While wave energy has many advantages in terms of both its technology and operating costs, it has disadvantages in terms of working conditions and capital costs at first. Academic and scientific studies aim to resolve these drawbacks and make these wave energy systems useable and sustainable to produce electricity. In this context, many studies are made, and it has been targeted to benefit from this potential due to geographical location. This thesis has been prepared as a result of three-year study and targeted system has been transferred into practise with the support of TÜBİTAK and in collaboration with the university.