AU2003216837B2 - Extracting power from a fluid flow - Google Patents

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AU2003216837B2
AU2003216837B2 AU2003216837A AU2003216837A AU2003216837B2 AU 2003216837 B2 AU2003216837 B2 AU 2003216837B2 AU 2003216837 A AU2003216837 A AU 2003216837A AU 2003216837 A AU2003216837 A AU 2003216837A AU 2003216837 B2 AU2003216837 B2 AU 2003216837B2
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Keith Pullen
Geoffrey Kenneth Rochester
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03BMACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
    • F03B17/00Other machines or engines
    • YGENERAL 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
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/20Hydro energy
    • YGENERAL 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
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/30Energy from the sea, e.g. using wave energy or salinity gradient

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  • Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)
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  • Jet Pumps And Other Pumps (AREA)
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GB0206623.1 2002-03-20
GBGB0206623.1A GB0206623D0 (en) 2002-03-20 2002-03-20 Extracting power from a fluid flow
GB0229783.6 2002-12-20
GBGB0229783.6A GB0229783D0 (en) 2002-03-20 2002-12-20 Extracting power from a fluid flow
PCT/GB2003/001171 WO2003081029A1 (en) 2002-03-20 2003-03-19 Extracting power from a fluid flow

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EP (1) EP1488101B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JP2005520984A (enExample)
CN (1) CN1643247A (enExample)
AT (1) ATE330120T1 (enExample)
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CA (1) CA2478859C (enExample)
DE (1) DE60306126D1 (enExample)
ES (1) ES2266794T3 (enExample)
NZ (1) NZ535961A (enExample)
PT (1) PT1488101E (enExample)
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JP2005520984A (ja) 2005-07-14
EP1488101A1 (en) 2004-12-22
WO2003081029A1 (en) 2003-10-02
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PT1488101E (pt) 2006-10-31
ATE330120T1 (de) 2006-07-15
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