Feasibility Study of Monsoon Effect on Wave Power for Wave Energy Converter in Sabah, Malaysia

Authors

  • Nur Syafiqa Aifa Shahrom Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Md Naiem Mohd Azzeri Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Mohd Shukri Yusop Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Mohd Norsyarizad Razali Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Mohd Najib Bin Abdul Ghani Yolhamid Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Ainul Rahman Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Sarah Isnan Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Afiqah Rosly Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Mohd Arif Ahmad Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7225/toms.v10.n02.w05

Keywords:

Wave energy converter, Wave power, Wave height, Wave period, Mandi Darah island

Abstract

This paper presents a research to determine the effects of the Northeast Monsoon (NEM) and the Southwest Monsoon (SWM) on wave power along the coastal area of Mandi Darah Island, Sabah. This study identified the daily data of wave height and wave period for 6 months from June to December 2018. The following period was chosen because it consisted of two monsoon seasons in Sabah. The data obtained from the Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) were thoroughly analyzed to estimate the wave height and the wave period to identify the wave power at Mandi Darah Island. The wave heights ranged from 0.01 m to 0.47 m while the wave periods ranged from 1.0 s to 8.6 s. The wave height range during the NEM was higher by 0.12 m than SWM, while the difference of wave period was significantly higher by 2.17 s during the NEM. The maximum wave power recorded at Mandi Darah Island was 1.57 kW/m throughout the period. During NEM, the wave power was significantly higher than during SWM, by 0.70 kW/m. These findings led to determining the wave energy type converter that suits the wave conditions at the Mandi Darah Island coastal area.

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Published

2021-10-21

How to Cite

Aifa Shahrom, N. S., Mohd Azzeri, M. N., Yusop, M. S., Razali, M. N., Ghani Yolhamid, M. N. B. A., Rahman, A., Isnan, S., Rosly, A. and Ahmad, M. A. (2021) “Feasibility Study of Monsoon Effect on Wave Power for Wave Energy Converter in Sabah, Malaysia”, Transactions on Maritime Science. Split, Croatia, 10(2), pp. 396–403. doi: 10.7225/toms.v10.n02.w05.
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