Project Background

The Mission:
The self-emerging buoy originated from Project Blue at Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT. The buoy is cost-effective, and will power a multi-parameter water quality probe. 
 

After processes and elimination, we found that the most effect way to harness the energy required for functionality we would be to use a pre-existing concept of wave energy for our primary source, and combine it with solar power as a secondary source. 

 

The inner components of the ring consists of copper wire wrapped around the center diameter of the ring. The magnets within the buoy create a magnetic field. With vertical movements from the buoy bobbing in the water, an electrical current is created. The energy travels along the copper wire, and is stored into the batteries.  The copper-magnets system and the series solar panel system are wired parallel to the batteries.