GB2282644A - Tidal power generator - Google Patents

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GB2282644A
GB2282644A GB9320839A GB9320839A GB2282644A GB 2282644 A GB2282644 A GB 2282644A GB 9320839 A GB9320839 A GB 9320839A GB 9320839 A GB9320839 A GB 9320839A GB 2282644 A GB2282644 A GB 2282644A
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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
    • F03B13/26—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 tide energy
    • F03B13/262—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 tide energy using the relative movement between a tide-operated member and another member
    • 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

Abstract

A tidal operated pad 4, containing air 10 and water 11, creates pressure within a pressure chamber 8. The pressure within the chamber forces water through turbo generators 7, and valves 6 up into a reservoir 1. A third turbo generator 2 is driven by water draining from the reservoir. <IMAGE>

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TIiD'.L rO2K FAD G'-NER*'TOR SYSTsE! This invention relates to generating power from natural forces. The natural force used in this invention is the movement of water between low and high tide.
Natural sources of generating power are well known in many forms but rely on the unpredictable wind and solar energy, plus large installations that use tidal forces are restricted to river estuaries with a great difference between high and low tides.
The Tidal Work Fad Generator System has the advantage of using the consistent rise and fall of the tide's movement without being restricted to a given location. This system can be used with smaller tidal movement. The work pad of this system referring to the drawing 1 is designed to take full advantage of the movement between high and low tide. This is done with the work pad 4 having two sections, these sections 1C and 11 of equal volume. One section containing air the other water. This combination creating equal pressure within a pressure chamber 8 on rise or fall of the tidal movement. ;is water is forced out of pressure chamber to reservoir 1 it will generate power with the two turbo generators 7.
On each cycle of movement the four one way valves 6 will enable the correct flow of water within the system. This low of water will enable the two turbo generators to take their turn to generate power on refill cycle of the pressure chamber.
The third turbo generator 2 will then be used as required with the stored potential of water in reservoir.
k work pad will be of two metres in depth. This is to spread the pad so to take full use of the difference between low and high tide, each section of this work pad having one metre in depth, this giving equal force on both movements between high and low tide.
A work pad covering an area of five metres by six metres with the given depth and having a volume of thirty cubic metres per section will give a working 21,000 kg. weight force. Work done by this given force will raise 49.3 kg.
per second to a reservoir third metres high. With a given tidal movement of O. 64 metres per hour the given pressure chamber for this coast location unit would be seven metres in height with a volume containing 1,760,000 kg. weight of water. This size unit with a tidal work pad system placed with a tidal difference of 3.3 metres has a generating capacity of 70,900 k.w.h.
over one daily tidal cycle, plus the return potential of 2,112,000 k.w. from reservoir. igure 1 in perspective shows the function and layout of the system, but not to scale.

Claims (4)

  1. CLAl ;j5
    CrlIIS 1 A Tidal Work Pad Generator System consists of one double action work pad plus one pressure chamber. The pressure chamber is required to force water from within and up into a given height reservoir. The system has three turbo generators, two of which generate on the movement of the tide's rise and fall. When work is done the work pad then acting on chamber forcing water up into a reservoir. The third turbo generator is used with the return potential stored in reservoir.
  2. 2 A Tidal Work Pad Generator System is claimed wherein claim 1 consists of one double action work pad, this pad creating pressure within a given pressure chamber.
  3. 3 i Tidal Work Fad Generator System as claimed wherein claim 1 or claim 2 consists of one pressure chamber, where pressure within will force water up into a given height reservoir.
  4. 4 A Tidal 4ork Pad Generator Systen as described herein with reference to figure 1 of the accompanying drawing.
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Cited By (2)

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GB2302709B (en) * 1995-06-27 1997-08-13 Stanley Scott Combined power generating and pumping apparatus
GB2445623A (en) * 2007-01-15 2008-07-16 John Cowsill Partially flooded float for tide engine

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GB254394A (en) * 1925-04-02 1926-07-02 Shavuksha Dorabji Master Improvements in and relating to means for utilizing tidal energy
WO1979000028A1 (en) * 1977-07-06 1979-01-25 D Rainey Ocean tide energy converter
GB1591727A (en) * 1978-05-26 1981-06-24 Portelli M V Apparatus for utilising wave or tidal movement
GB1601398A (en) * 1977-04-20 1981-10-28 Fernez A Method and installation for generating power from the buoyancy of water
GB2145166A (en) * 1983-08-18 1985-03-20 In Kyu Choi Tidal power method and apparatus
BE903837A (en) * 1985-12-12 1986-04-01 Waelbers Emanuel Energy generation and storage complex - uses e.g. tides, wind, water level differentials, solar radiation to continuously generate air thermals to drive rotors
US4598211A (en) * 1984-01-16 1986-07-01 John Koruthu Tidal energy system
EP0421010A1 (en) * 1988-09-01 1991-04-10 Tom J. Windle Wave powered pumping apparatus and method

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB254394A (en) * 1925-04-02 1926-07-02 Shavuksha Dorabji Master Improvements in and relating to means for utilizing tidal energy
GB1601398A (en) * 1977-04-20 1981-10-28 Fernez A Method and installation for generating power from the buoyancy of water
WO1979000028A1 (en) * 1977-07-06 1979-01-25 D Rainey Ocean tide energy converter
GB1591727A (en) * 1978-05-26 1981-06-24 Portelli M V Apparatus for utilising wave or tidal movement
GB2145166A (en) * 1983-08-18 1985-03-20 In Kyu Choi Tidal power method and apparatus
US4598211A (en) * 1984-01-16 1986-07-01 John Koruthu Tidal energy system
BE903837A (en) * 1985-12-12 1986-04-01 Waelbers Emanuel Energy generation and storage complex - uses e.g. tides, wind, water level differentials, solar radiation to continuously generate air thermals to drive rotors
EP0421010A1 (en) * 1988-09-01 1991-04-10 Tom J. Windle Wave powered pumping apparatus and method

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2302709B (en) * 1995-06-27 1997-08-13 Stanley Scott Combined power generating and pumping apparatus
GB2445623A (en) * 2007-01-15 2008-07-16 John Cowsill Partially flooded float for tide engine

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