CA1049888A - Apparatus for extracting energy from wave movement of the sea - Google Patents

Apparatus for extracting energy from wave movement of the sea

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CA1049888A
CA1049888A CA250,876A CA250876A CA1049888A CA 1049888 A CA1049888 A CA 1049888A CA 250876 A CA250876 A CA 250876A CA 1049888 A CA1049888 A CA 1049888A
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plate
buoyant
members
movement
energy
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Christopher Cockerell
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Wavepower Ltd
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Wavepower Ltd
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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)
  • Separation By Low-Temperature Treatments (AREA)
CA250,876A 1975-04-28 1976-04-23 Apparatus for extracting energy from wave movement of the sea Expired CA1049888A (en)

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GB17597/75A GB1507916A (en) 1975-04-28 1975-04-28 Apparatus for extracting energy from wave movement of water

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CA1049888A true CA1049888A (en) 1979-03-06

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JP (1) JPS51130745A (enExample)
CA (1) CA1049888A (enExample)
DK (1) DK188076A (enExample)
ES (1) ES447290A1 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2309734A1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB1507916A (enExample)
IE (1) IE42578B1 (enExample)
NO (1) NO141057C (enExample)
NZ (1) NZ180656A (enExample)
PT (1) PT65042B (enExample)

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IE42578L (en) 1976-10-28
PT65042A (fr) 1976-05-01
FR2309734A1 (fr) 1976-11-26
NO141057C (no) 1980-01-02
NO141057B (no) 1979-09-24
GB1507916A (en) 1978-04-19
AU1300476A (en) 1977-10-20
DK188076A (da) 1976-10-29
FR2309734B1 (enExample) 1980-02-15
NO761441L (enExample) 1976-10-29
NZ180656A (en) 1979-10-25
PT65042B (fr) 1977-09-12
IE42578B1 (en) 1980-09-10
US4098084A (en) 1978-07-04
ES447290A1 (es) 1977-06-16
JPS51130745A (en) 1976-11-13

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