CA2537035C - Improved wave energy converter (wec) device and system - Google Patents
Improved wave energy converter (wec) device and system Download PDFInfo
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- CA2537035C CA2537035C CA2537035A CA2537035A CA2537035C CA 2537035 C CA2537035 C CA 2537035C CA 2537035 A CA2537035 A CA 2537035A CA 2537035 A CA2537035 A CA 2537035A CA 2537035 C CA2537035 C CA 2537035C
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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
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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
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
- F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
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- F05B2220/7068—Application in combination with an electrical generator equipped with permanent magnets
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
- F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
- F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
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- 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
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Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| PCT/US2004/003519 WO2005085632A1 (en) | 2004-02-05 | 2004-02-05 | Improved wave energy converter (wec) device and system |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA2537035A1 CA2537035A1 (en) | 2005-09-15 |
| CA2537035C true CA2537035C (en) | 2011-05-24 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA2537035A Expired - Lifetime CA2537035C (en) | 2004-02-05 | 2004-02-05 | Improved wave energy converter (wec) device and system |
Country Status (6)
| Country | Link |
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| EP (1) | EP1718864A4 (ja) |
| JP (1) | JP4676443B2 (ja) |
| AU (1) | AU2004316708B2 (ja) |
| CA (1) | CA2537035C (ja) |
| NO (1) | NO20062017L (ja) |
| WO (1) | WO2005085632A1 (ja) |
Families Citing this family (14)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU2006320515C1 (en) * | 2005-12-01 | 2012-03-01 | Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. | Wave energy converter utilizing internal reaction mass and spring |
| AU2007266234B2 (en) | 2006-05-30 | 2011-02-24 | Triple X Energy Inc. | Wave energy converter |
| NO325929B1 (no) * | 2006-05-31 | 2008-08-18 | Fobox As | Anordning for opptak av bolgeenergi |
| NO325962B1 (no) * | 2006-05-31 | 2008-08-25 | Fobox As | Anordning for omforming av bolgeenergi |
| JP5097267B2 (ja) * | 2007-04-18 | 2012-12-12 | シーベイスト アクチボラグ | 波力発電ユニット、ブイ、波力発電ユニットの使用、および電気エネルギー生成方法 |
| AU2009255714B2 (en) * | 2008-05-30 | 2014-05-01 | Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. | Advanced wave energy converter control |
| CA2725379C (en) * | 2008-11-21 | 2017-02-28 | Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. | Float for wave energy converter (wec) |
| WO2011162817A1 (en) * | 2010-06-23 | 2011-12-29 | Cunningham Brian T | System and method for renewable electrical power production using wave energy |
| KR101360304B1 (ko) * | 2012-08-22 | 2014-02-14 | 한국철도기술연구원 | 진동을 이용한 고효율 발전장치 |
| JP6084824B2 (ja) * | 2012-11-26 | 2017-02-22 | 三井造船株式会社 | 波力発電装置及びその制御方法 |
| CN103161657A (zh) * | 2013-04-01 | 2013-06-19 | 张荣江 | 液压式水面发电装置 |
| KR101646162B1 (ko) * | 2015-11-16 | 2016-08-05 | 정민시 | 중력과 부력을 이용한 자가 발전장치 및 이를 이용한 해양 경계등 |
| JP6728523B2 (ja) * | 2016-09-29 | 2020-07-22 | 株式会社三井Ｅ＆Ｓマシナリー | 波力発電装置および波力発電装置の設置方法 |
| CN106382182B (zh) * | 2016-10-14 | 2019-11-26 | 哈尔滨工程大学 | 一种漂浮式风机平台的被动式吸波减摇发电装置 |
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| US3631670A (en) * | 1969-09-30 | 1972-01-04 | Treadwell Corp | Device to extract power from the oscillation of the sea |
| DE1961382A1 (de) * | 1969-12-06 | 1971-06-16 | Dornier System Gmbh | Generator zur Erzeugung elektrischer Energie unter Ausnutzung der durch den Seegang verursachten Beschleunigungskraefte |
| JPS55125364A (en) * | 1979-03-22 | 1980-09-27 | Yasuhiro Manabe | Power generator with use of vertical movement of wave |
| GB2261262A (en) * | 1991-11-09 | 1993-05-12 | Bahram Momeny | Wave-powered device |
| US5842838A (en) * | 1996-11-04 | 1998-12-01 | Berg; John L. | Stable wave motor |
| JP4128241B2 (ja) * | 1996-12-03 | 2008-07-30 | 大洋プラント株式会社 | 波のエネルギーで作動する波力ポンプ |
| NO311371B1 (no) * | 2000-03-24 | 2001-11-19 | Arvid Nesheim | Innretning for utvinning av energi fra vannbevegelser |
| IES20000493A2 (en) | 2000-06-16 | 2002-02-06 | Wavebob Ltd | Wave energy converter |
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- 2004-02-05 JP JP2006552083A patent/JP4676443B2/ja not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2004-02-05 CA CA2537035A patent/CA2537035C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2004-02-05 EP EP04708655A patent/EP1718864A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2004-02-05 WO PCT/US2004/003519 patent/WO2005085632A1/en active Application Filing
- 2004-02-05 AU AU2004316708A patent/AU2004316708B2/en not_active Expired
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- 2006-05-05 NO NO20062017A patent/NO20062017L/no not_active Application Discontinuation
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| EP1718864A4 (en) | 2011-12-07 |
| EP1718864A1 (en) | 2006-11-08 |
| CA2537035A1 (en) | 2005-09-15 |
| NO20062017L (no) | 2006-11-03 |
| AU2004316708A1 (en) | 2005-09-15 |
| AU2004316708B2 (en) | 2011-03-24 |
| WO2005085632A1 (en) | 2005-09-15 |
| JP4676443B2 (ja) | 2011-04-27 |
| JP2007520661A (ja) | 2007-07-26 |
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