AU5168600A - Wave energy converters utilizing pressure differences - Google Patents

Wave energy converters utilizing pressure differences

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AU5168600A
AU5168600A AU51686/00A AU5168600A AU5168600A AU 5168600 A AU5168600 A AU 5168600A AU 51686/00 A AU51686/00 A AU 51686/00A AU 5168600 A AU5168600 A AU 5168600A AU 5168600 A AU5168600 A AU 5168600A
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Prior art keywords
wave energy
pressure differences
energy converters
utilizing pressure
converters utilizing
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AU783133B2 (en
Inventor
Meredith Bell
Charles B Carroll
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Ocean Power Technologies Inc
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Ocean Power Technologies Inc
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Priority claimed from PCT/US2000/014652 external-priority patent/WO2001092718A1/en
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Publication of AU783133B2 publication Critical patent/AU783133B2/en
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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
    • F03B13/141—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 with a static energy collector
    • F03B13/142—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 with a static energy collector which creates an oscillating water column
    • 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
    • F03B13/10—Submerged units incorporating electric generators or motors
    • 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
    • Y02E10/20—Hydro energy
    • 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)
AU51686/00A 1999-05-27 2000-05-26 Wave energy converters utilizing pressure differences Ceased AU783133B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US13618999P 1999-05-27 1999-05-27
US60/136189 1999-05-27
PCT/US2000/014652 WO2001092718A1 (en) 2000-05-26 2000-05-26 Wave energy converters utilizing pressure differences

Publications (2)

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AU5168600A true AU5168600A (en) 2001-12-11
AU783133B2 AU783133B2 (en) 2005-09-29

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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
AU2020204291B2 (en) * 2016-10-17 2022-09-22 Wave Swell Energy Limited Apparatus and method for extracting energy from a fluid

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SE427131B (en) * 1981-07-16 1983-03-07 Interproject Service Ab AGRICULTURE FOR RECOVERY OF CHOCOLATE ENERGY BASED IN WATER WATER
US5105094A (en) * 1991-03-07 1992-04-14 Parker Percy C Method and apparatus for converting wave motion into an alternative energy source
NL9302230A (en) * 1993-12-21 1995-07-17 Fred Ernest Gardner Wave energy converter.

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
AU2020204291B2 (en) * 2016-10-17 2022-09-22 Wave Swell Energy Limited Apparatus and method for extracting energy from a fluid

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