AU2001286075A1 - Wave energy converter using an oscillating mass - Google Patents

Wave energy converter using an oscillating mass

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AU2001286075A1
AU2001286075A1 AU2001286075A AU8607501A AU2001286075A1 AU 2001286075 A1 AU2001286075 A1 AU 2001286075A1 AU 2001286075 A AU2001286075 A AU 2001286075A AU 8607501 A AU8607501 A AU 8607501A AU 2001286075 A1 AU2001286075 A1 AU 2001286075A1
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wave energy
energy converter
oscillating mass
oscillating
mass
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Michael French
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03B—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
    • F03B13/00—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates
    • F03B13/12—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy
    • F03B13/14—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using wave energy
    • F03B13/16—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using wave energy using the relative movement between a wave-operated member, i.e. a "wom" and another member, i.e. a reaction member or "rem"
    • F03B13/20—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using wave energy using the relative movement between a wave-operated member, i.e. a "wom" and another member, i.e. a reaction member or "rem" wherein both members, i.e. wom and rem are movable relative to the sea bed or shore
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/30—Energy from the sea, e.g. using wave energy or salinity gradient

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)
AU2001286075A 2000-09-15 2001-09-12 Wave energy converter using an oscillating mass Abandoned AU2001286075A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0022641 2000-09-15
GBGB0022641.5A GB0022641D0 (en) 2000-09-15 2000-09-15 Paddle form sea wave energy converter moving in pitch and surge
PCT/GB2001/004069 WO2002023039A1 (en) 2000-09-15 2001-09-12 Wave energy converter using an oscillating mass

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AU2001286075A1 true AU2001286075A1 (en) 2002-03-26

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US (1) US20040007880A1 (en)
EP (1) EP1409868A1 (en)
AU (1) AU2001286075A1 (en)
GB (1) GB0022641D0 (en)
WO (1) WO2002023039A1 (en)

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EP1409868A1 (en) 2004-04-21
WO2002023039A1 (en) 2002-03-21
GB0022641D0 (en) 2000-11-01
WO2002023039B1 (en) 2002-06-06
US20040007880A1 (en) 2004-01-15

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