FR2473120A1 - Wave-powered device e.g. for operating air pump - has spring loaded vane deflected by wave movement coupled to driven shaft - Google Patents

Wave-powered device e.g. for operating air pump - has spring loaded vane deflected by wave movement coupled to driven shaft Download PDF

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FR2473120A1
FR2473120A1 FR8000741A FR8000741A FR2473120A1 FR 2473120 A1 FR2473120 A1 FR 2473120A1 FR 8000741 A FR8000741 A FR 8000741A FR 8000741 A FR8000741 A FR 8000741A FR 2473120 A1 FR2473120 A1 FR 2473120A1
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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"
    • F03B13/18—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" where the other member, i.e. rem is fixed, at least at one point, with respect to the sea bed or shore
    • F03B13/1805—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" 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
    • F03B13/181—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" 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
    • F03B13/182—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" 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 with a to-and-fro movement
    • 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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Abstract

The wave energy converter comprises a tunnel (1) through which the wave passes and which has a pivoted vane (2) coupled to a driven shaft (3) supported between two pivot mountings (4,5) attached to the outside of the tunnel (1). The shaft may be coupled to an air pump providing compressed air. Pref. the tunnel (1) has a square cross-section and it is positioned horizontally so that the vane (2) which blocks the tunnel (1) is pivoted at the top. The bottom of the tunnel (1) pref. has a concave surface defined by a 70 degree arc immediately below the bottom edge of the vane (2), so that during its movement it remains at a constant distance from the bottom of the tunnel (1). Pref. the vane (2) pivots between two stops (6,7) with its return movement provided by a spring (8).

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D S C R I P T I- O N
Cet appar-il se place à l'endroit où les vagues se brisent
Il peut être fixé sur une plage ou amarré a l'état flottant à la hauteur des hauts fonds.DSCRIPT I- ON
This unit is placed where the waves break
It can be fixed on a beach or moored in a floating state at the height of the shallows.

Sa conception est très simple ainsi que son utilisation. Its design is very simple as well as its use.

Une fois mis en place, l'appareil fonctionne immédiatqment et fournit ce l'énergie. Once set up, the device works immediately and supplies this energy.

Son dispositif se compose d'un volet articulé fermant le passage d'un couloir. Ce couloir a une section carrée. Sa position en état de fonctionneent est horizontale et perpendiculaire aux vagues de façon à ce qu'elles y pénètrent. L'entrée du couloir est évase en forme d'entonnoir sur un tiers de sa longueur. Le volet de forme rectangulaire est fixé sur un axe à l'une de ses extre- mités dans sa largeur. L'articulation (axe et paliers) du volet est fixée extérieurement sur l'un des cotés du couloir à une distance de la sortie égale à la hauteur du volet. Cet appareil fonctionne avec l'articulation fixée soit en haut, soit en bas, soit sur les côtés. Le côté opposé à l'articulation a la forme concave d'un arc de cercle de 70 degrés environ décrit par le développe- ment du mouvement du volet. Ce mouvement est limité par deux butoirs formés par une ouverture faite sur le côté du couloir où se trouvent fixés les paliers ; cette ouverture permet le passage du volet. Deux plans inclinés rejoignent les deux bords de l'arc de cercle à l'entrée et à la sortie du couloir. Its device consists of an articulated shutter closing the passage of a corridor. This corridor has a square section. Its position in working order is horizontal and perpendicular to the waves so that they penetrate it. The entrance to the corridor is flared in the form of a funnel over a third of its length. The rectangular flap is fixed on an axis at one of its ends across its width. The articulation (axis and bearings) of the shutter is fixed externally on one of the sides of the corridor at a distance from the outlet equal to the height of the shutter. This device works with the articulation fixed either at the top, at the bottom, or on the sides. The side opposite the joint has the concave shape of an arc of about 70 degrees described by the development of the movement of the flap. This movement is limited by two stops formed by an opening made on the side of the corridor where the bearings are fixed; this opening allows the passage of the shutter. Two inclined planes join the two edges of the circular arc at the entrance and at the exit of the corridor.

Le dessin annexé (vue fantôme) illustre à titre d'exemple un mode de réalisation de la présente invention. The appended drawing (phantom view) illustrates by way of example an embodiment of the present invention.

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D E S C R I P T I O N (suite) La vague pénètre dans le couloir 1. Elle pousse le volet 2 vers la sortie, le maintient en pression sur le butoir 5 jusqu'au moment ou elle se retire. Elle ramène alors le volet vers l'entrée jusqu'au butoir 7 aidée par un ressort de rappel 8. Le mouvement donné à l'axe 3 qui pivote sur les paliers 4 et 5, est transmis, par exemple, à une pompe à air qui emmagasine de l'air comprimé. Ce dispositif, objet de la présente invention, peut être utilisé dans les mers et océans. I1 peut fonctionner en étant échoué ou amarré. REVENDICATIONSD E S C R I P T I O N (cont'd) The wave enters corridor 1. It pushes shutter 2 towards the exit, keeps it in pressure on stopper 5 until it is withdrawn. It then brings the shutter towards the entrance to the stopper 7 aided by a return spring 8. The movement given to the axis 3 which pivots on the bearings 4 and 5, is transmitted, for example, to an air pump which stores compressed air. This device, object of the present invention, can be used in the seas and oceans. It can operate while stranded or moored. CLAIMS 1 - Dispositif permettant de transformer le mouvement des vagues ou des barres en énergie, caractérisé par le fait vu'il est composé d'un couloir dans lequel un volet articulé entraîne un axe transmettant une certaine puissance. 1 - Device for transforming the movement of waves or bars into energy, characterized by the fact vu'il is composed of a corridor in which an articulated flap drives an axis transmitting a certain power. 2 - Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérié par le fait que le moyen destiné à articuler le volet se trouve dans la forme du couloir qui permet de capter la force maximum de la puissance des vagues :entrée évasée et forme des cotés. 2 - Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the means for articulating the flap is in the shape of the corridor which allows to capture the maximum force of the power of the waves: flared entry and shape of the sides. 3 - Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé par le fait que Je moyen destiné à articuler le volet permet de faire fonc tionner l'appareil sur les quatre cotés du couloir  3 - Device according to claim 2, characterized in that I means intended to articulate the flap allows to operate the device on all four sides of the corridor
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GB2402557A (en) * 2003-06-02 2004-12-08 Jwo-Hwu Yi Pivoting lever wave powered generator
US7834474B2 (en) 2005-03-23 2010-11-16 Aquamarine Power Limited Wave power energy generation apparatus
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GB2402557A (en) * 2003-06-02 2004-12-08 Jwo-Hwu Yi Pivoting lever wave powered generator
GB2402557B (en) * 2003-06-02 2005-05-11 Jwo-Hwu Yi Apparatus for converting wave energy into electrical energy
US7834474B2 (en) 2005-03-23 2010-11-16 Aquamarine Power Limited Wave power energy generation apparatus
US8004105B2 (en) 2005-03-23 2011-08-23 Aquamarine Power Limited Wave power energy generation apparatus
EP2546511B1 (en) * 2011-07-13 2014-01-15 Floating Power Plant A/S Wave energy absorption element
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