CA2503607A1 - Apparatus for generating electric power using wave force - Google Patents

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CA2503607A1
CA2503607A1 CA002503607A CA2503607A CA2503607A1 CA 2503607 A1 CA2503607 A1 CA 2503607A1 CA 002503607 A CA002503607 A CA 002503607A CA 2503607 A CA2503607 A CA 2503607A CA 2503607 A1 CA2503607 A1 CA 2503607A1
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02KDYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
    • H02K7/00Arrangements for handling mechanical energy structurally associated with dynamo-electric machines, e.g. structural association with mechanical driving motors or auxiliary dynamo-electric machines
    • H02K7/18Structural association of electric generators with mechanical driving motors, e.g. with turbines
    • H02K7/1807Rotary generators
    • H02K7/1853Rotary generators driven by intermittent forces
    • 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
    • F03B13/14Adaptations 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
    • F03B13/16Adaptations 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"
    • F03B13/18Adaptations 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" where the other member, i.e. rem is fixed, at least at one point, with respect to the sea bed or shore
    • F03B13/1805Adaptations 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" where the other member, i.e. rem is fixed, at least at one point, with respect to the sea bed or shore and the wom is hinged to the rem
    • F03B13/181Adaptations 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" where the other member, i.e. rem is fixed, at least at one point, with respect to the sea bed or shore and the wom is hinged to the rem for limited rotation
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05BINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2260/00Function
    • F05B2260/40Transmission of power
    • F05B2260/402Transmission of power through friction drives
    • F05B2260/4021Transmission of power through friction drives through belt drives
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05BINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2260/00Function
    • F05B2260/40Transmission of power
    • F05B2260/403Transmission of power through the shape of the drive components
    • F05B2260/4031Transmission of power through the shape of the drive components as in toothed gearing
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05BINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2260/00Function
    • F05B2260/50Kinematic linkage, i.e. transmission of position
    • F05B2260/503Kinematic linkage, i.e. transmission of position using gears
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05BINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2260/00Function
    • F05B2260/50Kinematic linkage, i.e. transmission of position
    • F05B2260/504Kinematic linkage, i.e. transmission of position using flat or V-belts and pulleys
    • 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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Abstract

The present invention concerns an apparatus for generating electric power using wave force. The apparatus is provided of a floater attached to a lever, which moves up and down with the motion of wave, and which transfers the oscillatory movement to a driving shaft to rotate a gear wheel for generating a rotation force that is transferred to a flywheel connected to a shaft to drive gear wheels and large pulley to rotate on the shaft, and the large pulley carries a flat belt which engages with a small pulley for transmitting motion and power to activate an electric generator to run and yield electricity.

Description

Apparatus for generating electric power using wave force BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION:
Field of the invention:
The present invention relates to an apparatus to produce electrical energy with the wave force.
Description of the related art:
Since realizing the application of electricity, various methods have been used to generate electricity.
A search of prior art records has unveiled the following patents:
1. CA 2,323,516 registered in 1999 to Waughen;
2. US 6,392,314 issued in 2002 to Dick;
3. US 5,854,516 issued in 1998 to Shim;
4. US 2003110767 registered in 2003 to Lee;
5. US 4,210,821 issued in 1980 to Cockerell; and 6. US 6,323,563 issued in 2001 to Kallenberg.
The patent to Lee is probably the most relevant. As can be seen, the patent to Lee shows a method and an installation of applying ocean wave to power generation, which utilizing the principle of levers to convert the power of ocean wave into mechanical power, and then convert the mechanical power into electricity.
The proposed system, has simple structure and can easily increase or decrease the enlargement mechanism according to the capacity of generation.
It is easy to install it into the rivers, oceans, seas or tidal bridge, because the system uses the wave force, and that, it is no necessary to build the water dams.
Summary of the invention:
The principle of the present is to generate electric power using wave force.
The concept of the present invention is that:
a floater drives a lever to move up and down with the motion of wave, and which transfers the oscillatory movement to a driving shaft to rotate a gear wheel for generating the rotation force that is transferred to a flywheel connected to a shaft to drive gear wheels and large pulley to rotate on the shaft, and which the large pulley carries a flat belt which engages a small pulley for transmitting motion and power to activate an electric generator to run and yield electricity, and means for reversing the direction of the rotation force causing the lever to oscillate.

Brief description of the several views of the drawin~(s):
Figs. 1 a, 1 b are perspective views of an apparatus installed in working position for generating electric power with the wave force.
Figs. 2, 3 are side views showing the operating state of the apparatus;
Fig. 4 is a top elevational view thereof.
Figs 5, 6 are exploded views showing the components in position for assembly.
Detailed description of the invention:
As illustrated in figs. 1 a, 1 b, it is shown an apparatus for generating electric power using wave force, which comprises a case hermetically sealed and provided of a door (37) for easy maintenance.
The apparatus is composed of a floater (35) being attached to one end of a lever (28) and fixed thereby a locking means (36), and which the other end of the lever (28) fits with a driving shaft (3) through bushings (2) for the connection of the shaft (3) and lever seals connection (29)(30)(32)(33).
The floater (35) drives the lever (28) to move up and down with the motion of wave, and the lever (28) transfers the oscillatory movement to the driving shaft (3) to rotate a gear wheel (4) for generating the rotation force that is transferred to a flywheel ( 10) connected to a shaft ( 11 ) to drive gear wheels (7)(8) engaging a one-way bearing clutch (6)(9) to rotate on the shaft ( 11 ) through bushings ( 12) for the connection of the shaft ( 11 ), a gear wheel ( 15) to rotate on the shaft ( 14) through bushings ( 13) for the connection of the shaft ( 14), and a large pulley (5) to rotate on the shaft ( 11 ), and which the large pulley (5) carries a flat belt (16) which engages with a small pulley ( 1 ?) for transmitting motion and power to activate an electric generator ( 18) to run and yield electricity. The electric generator ( 18) is mounted to the case structure ( 1 ) by a pivot ( 19) which is engaged therethrough a pair of brackets mounted to electric generator and brackets (21 ) mounted to the structure case (1). A connecting rod (25) is engaged therethrough a pair of brackets (20). A connecting rod (24) is engaged therethrough a pair of brackets (22), and which a bolt (23) is engaged therethrough hole being formed therein each connecting rod (24)(25) and fixed thereby nuts (25)(26).
Although only a single embodiment of the present invention has been described and illustrated, the present invention is not limited to the features of this embodiment, but includes all variations and modifications within the scope of claims.
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1: Case structure 2: Bushing 3: Driving shaft 4:Gear wheel 5: Large pulley 6: Bearing clutch 7: Gear vcrheel 8: Gear wheel 9: Bearing clutch 10: Flywheel 11: Shaft 12: Bushing 13: Bushing 14: Shaft 15: Gear wheel 16: Belt 17: Small pulley 18: Generator with cable 19: Pivot 20: Bracket 21: Bracket 22: Bracket 23: Bolt 24: Connecting rod 25: Connecting rod 26: Nut 27: Nut 28: Lever 29: Bushing 30: Seal 31: Bolt 32: Seal 33: Bushing 34: Bolt 35: Floater 36: Locking means 37: Door

Claims

CLAIM:
The embodiments of the invention for which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed, are defined as follows:
1. An apparatus for generating electric power using wave force, which comprising a case (1) enclosing a gear wheel (4), a flywheel (10), a large pulley (5), gears (7)(8)(15), one-way bearing clutch (6)(9), a driving shaft (3), shafts (11)(14), bushings (2)(12)(13)(29)(33), a belt (16), a small pulley (17), brackets (20)(21)(22), a pivot (19), a bolt (23), connecting rods (24)(25), nuts (26)(27), and an electric generator (18);
a lever (28);
a floater (35); and a door (37);
characterized in that said floater (35) is attached to one end of the lever (28) and fixed thereby a locking means (36), and the other end of the lever (28) fits with a driving shaft (3) through bushings (2) for the connection of said shaft (3) and lever seals connection (29)(30)(32)(33);
said floater drives the lever (28) to move up and down with the motion of wave, and said lever (28) transfers the oscillatory movement to said driving shaft (3) to rotate the gear wheel (4) for generating the rotation force that is transferred to the flywheel (10) connected to the shaft (11), to drive gear wheels (7)(8) engaging a one-way bearing clutch (6)(9) to rotate on said shaft (11) through bushings (12) for the connection of said shaft (11), a gear wheel (15) to rotate on the shaft (14) through bushings (13) for the connection of said shaft (14), and large pulley (5) to rotate on said shaft (11), which said large pulley (5) and carries said flat belt (16) which engages with said small pulley (17) for transmitting motion and power to activate said electric generator (18) to run and yield electricity; and means for reversing the direction of the rotation force causing the lever to oscillate;
means for connecting electric generator to the case structure, characterized in that a pivot (19) is engaged therethrough a pair of brackets mounted to electric generator and brackets (21) mounted to the case structure (1); and means for connecting top of said electric generator to the case structure, characterized in that a connecting rod (25) is engaged therethrough a pair of brackets (20), a connecting rod (24) is engaged therethrough a pair of brackets (22), and which a bolt (23) passes therethrough hole being formed therein each said connecting rod (25)(24) and fixed thereby nuts (26)(27).
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