Simulating a Sea Wave Power Plant for Malaysia

Rajendran Sinnadurai; Devika Sethu; Muhammad Firdaus Hairulizam

doi:10.37934/araset.30.1.90104

Authors

Rajendran Sinnadurai Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Life Sciences, University of Selangor, Bestari Jaya Campus, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Devika Sethu Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Manipal International University Nilai, Malaysia
Muhammad Firdaus Hairulizam Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Life Sciences, University of Selangor, Bestari Jaya Campus, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.30.1.90104

Keywords:

Renewable Energy, Sea Wave Power Plant, Hybrid Optimization Model for Multiple Energy Resources (HOMER), Sea Wave Height

Abstract

The demand for electricity in Malaysia is growing yearly. Renewable energy from the sea waves is one of the solutions to solve the energy crisis in Malaysia. Malaysia has a long coastline of 4,675 kilometres. Therefore, simulating a sea waves power plant for Malaysia is an interest of this study. This research is aim to identify the suitable locations for installing sea waves power plants in Malaysia and to simulate the total power generated by the sea waves power plant by using Hybrid Optimization Model for Multiple Energy Resources (HOMER). HOMER is a power optimization software and it is used to simulate and analyze the sea waves power plant in the generation system. The sea wave height, the period, and the water depth are collected from the selected regions. From the results, it shows that the sea waves peak periods are between 3 s and 5 s whereas the wave heights are between 0.5 m and 1 m respectively. The HOMER and analytical results show that the total rate of electrical power connected to the grid for Malaysia is 1408.81 MWh per year and 1408.89 MWh per year, respectively.