CA2334715C - Apparatus for extracting power from a fluid flow - Google Patents

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CA2334715C
CA2334715C CA002334715A CA2334715A CA2334715C CA 2334715 C CA2334715 C CA 2334715C CA 002334715 A CA002334715 A CA 002334715A CA 2334715 A CA2334715 A CA 2334715A CA 2334715 C CA2334715 C CA 2334715C
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John Francis Hassard
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
    • F03B13/00Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates
    • F03B13/12Adaptations 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
    • F03B13/26Adaptations 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 tide energy
    • 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
    • F03B17/06Other machines or engines using liquid flow with predominantly kinetic energy conversion, e.g. of swinging-flap type, "run-of-river", "ultra-low head"
    • 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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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Oceanography (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)
  • External Artificial Organs (AREA)
  • Separation Using Semi-Permeable Membranes (AREA)
  • Jet Pumps And Other Pumps (AREA)
  • Engine Equipment That Uses Special Cycles (AREA)
  • Braking Systems And Boosters (AREA)
  • Electrical Discharge Machining, Electrochemical Machining, And Combined Machining (AREA)
  • Fluid-Pressure Circuits (AREA)
  • Physical Or Chemical Processes And Apparatus (AREA)
  • Extraction Or Liquid Replacement (AREA)
CA002334715A 1998-06-12 1999-06-14 Apparatus for extracting power from a fluid flow Expired - Fee Related CA2334715C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9812792.1 1998-06-12
GB9812792A GB9812792D0 (en) 1998-06-12 1998-06-12 Extraction of energy from tidal streams or any other submarine current
GBGB9901350.0A GB9901350D0 (en) 1998-06-12 1999-01-21 Apparatus for extracting power from a fluid flow
GB9901350.0 1999-01-21
PCT/GB1999/001876 WO1999066200A1 (en) 1998-06-12 1999-06-14 Apparatus for extracting power from a fluid flow

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CA2334715A1 CA2334715A1 (en) 1999-12-23
CA2334715C true CA2334715C (en) 2007-08-14

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EP (1) EP1086310B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JP2002518634A (enExample)
AT (1) ATE231216T1 (enExample)
AU (1) AU750680C (enExample)
BR (1) BR9911114A (enExample)
CA (1) CA2334715C (enExample)
CH (1) CH1086310H1 (enExample)
DE (1) DE69904934C5 (enExample)
DK (1) DK1086310T3 (enExample)
ES (1) ES2191436T3 (enExample)
GB (1) GB9901350D0 (enExample)
IS (1) IS2222B (enExample)
NO (1) NO322635B1 (enExample)
NZ (1) NZ509281A (enExample)
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WO (1) WO1999066200A1 (enExample)

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AU4378699A (en) 2000-01-05
NO20006338D0 (no) 2000-12-12
US6568181B1 (en) 2003-05-27
IS5757A (is) 2000-12-08
AU750680C (en) 2006-02-09
GB9901350D0 (en) 1999-03-10
DE69904934T2 (de) 2003-10-30
CA2334715A1 (en) 1999-12-23
AU750680B2 (en) 2002-07-25
EP1086310A1 (en) 2001-03-28
NZ509281A (en) 2003-08-29
ES2191436T3 (es) 2003-09-01
NO20006338L (no) 2001-02-06
IS2222B (is) 2007-03-15
ATE231216T1 (de) 2003-02-15
DK1086310T3 (da) 2003-05-05
JP2002518634A (ja) 2002-06-25
PT1086310E (pt) 2003-06-30
WO1999066200A1 (en) 1999-12-23
DE69904934D1 (de) 2003-02-20
DE69904934C5 (de) 2006-09-14
NO322635B1 (no) 2006-11-06
CH1086310H1 (fr) 2006-03-15
EP1086310B1 (en) 2003-01-15

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