GB201203131D0 - Wave energy converter - Google Patents
Wave energy converterInfo
- Publication number
- GB201203131D0 GB201203131D0 GBGB1203131.6A GB201203131A GB201203131D0 GB 201203131 D0 GB201203131 D0 GB 201203131D0 GB 201203131 A GB201203131 A GB 201203131A GB 201203131 D0 GB201203131 D0 GB 201203131D0
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- hub
- energy converter
- wave energy
- tethers
- free
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Withdrawn
Links
- 238000006073 displacement reaction Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 1
Classifications
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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
- F03B13/1815—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 an up-and-down movement
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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
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- 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
Landscapes
- 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)
Abstract
A wave energy converter uses thrust from wave powered water vehicles connected by levers to a central tethered rotatable hub. The vehicles are free to move vertically with the waves and are fixed horizontally to allow continued rotation of the hub even when the central structure is not completely vertical. The hub may comprise a weighted base, a spool for the tethers, a buoyancy tank, electrical generating equipment and a gearbox. The hub is secured to the sea floor and is free to rotate about its axis until the tension in the tethers is offset by the displacement of the hub to maintain its vertical position at the surface as the tide changes.
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB1203131.6A GB2499629A (en) | 2012-02-23 | 2012-02-23 | Wave energy converter |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB1203131.6A GB2499629A (en) | 2012-02-23 | 2012-02-23 | Wave energy converter |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB201203131D0 true GB201203131D0 (en) | 2012-04-11 |
GB2499629A GB2499629A (en) | 2013-08-28 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB1203131.6A Withdrawn GB2499629A (en) | 2012-02-23 | 2012-02-23 | Wave energy converter |
Country Status (1)
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GB (1) | GB2499629A (en) |
Families Citing this family (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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CN105402076A (en) * | 2015-12-11 | 2016-03-16 | 浙江大学 | Mechanical transmission type swinging wave power generating device |
Family Cites Families (3)
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US4038821A (en) * | 1976-02-12 | 1977-08-02 | Black Jerimiah B | Fluid current motor |
RU2004842C1 (en) * | 1990-09-21 | 1993-12-15 | нцев Леонид Иванович Рум | Wave power plant |
ES2540585T3 (en) * | 2009-08-19 | 2015-07-10 | Alexander Werjefelt | Wave power generation system |
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2012
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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WAP | Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1) |