GB2388631B - Method and apparatus for generating electricity - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for generating electricity

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GB2388631B
GB2388631B GB0320091A GB0320091A GB2388631B GB 2388631 B GB2388631 B GB 2388631B GB 0320091 A GB0320091 A GB 0320091A GB 0320091 A GB0320091 A GB 0320091A GB 2388631 B GB2388631 B GB 2388631B
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generating electricity
electricity
generating
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James Summersell
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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
GB0320091A 2003-08-28 2003-08-28 Method and apparatus for generating electricity Expired - Fee Related GB2388631B (en)

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GB2454264A (en) * 2007-11-05 2009-05-06 Ronald Lloyd Smith Land contained tidal power station
US9074577B2 (en) 2013-03-15 2015-07-07 Dehlsen Associates, Llc Wave energy converter system

Citations (8)

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GB161295A (en) * 1920-10-08 1921-04-14 Randall Ironside Ward Generation of electricity by means of the rise and fall of tides
GB234394A (en) * 1924-01-14 1925-05-28 Paul Schmalfuss Improvements in boot cleaning and polishing machines
GB1560499A (en) * 1976-11-20 1980-02-06 Hook C R Apparatus for extracting energy from waves
US4622812A (en) * 1985-04-23 1986-11-18 Thompson Randall Jr Apparatus for deriving energy from variation of the level of a body of fluid
GB2267128A (en) * 1992-04-09 1993-11-24 Alexander George Southcombe Wave or tidal power harnessing apparatus.
BE1009768A6 (en) * 1995-11-17 1997-08-05 Peeters Ivan Electricity generating station
WO1998020254A1 (en) * 1996-11-06 1998-05-14 Eli Iantkow Tidal energy converter
GB2340553A (en) * 1998-08-18 2000-02-23 Shamal Noori Hassan Barzanji Buoyant piston pumping system

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US4098081A (en) * 1977-02-14 1978-07-04 Woodman Harvey R Tidal power plant and method of power generation
US4208878A (en) * 1977-07-06 1980-06-24 Rainey Don E Ocean tide energy converter
JPH11351120A (en) * 1998-06-05 1999-12-21 Jiwao Uchiumi Tidal power generating method

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB161295A (en) * 1920-10-08 1921-04-14 Randall Ironside Ward Generation of electricity by means of the rise and fall of tides
GB234394A (en) * 1924-01-14 1925-05-28 Paul Schmalfuss Improvements in boot cleaning and polishing machines
GB1560499A (en) * 1976-11-20 1980-02-06 Hook C R Apparatus for extracting energy from waves
US4622812A (en) * 1985-04-23 1986-11-18 Thompson Randall Jr Apparatus for deriving energy from variation of the level of a body of fluid
GB2267128A (en) * 1992-04-09 1993-11-24 Alexander George Southcombe Wave or tidal power harnessing apparatus.
BE1009768A6 (en) * 1995-11-17 1997-08-05 Peeters Ivan Electricity generating station
WO1998020254A1 (en) * 1996-11-06 1998-05-14 Eli Iantkow Tidal energy converter
GB2340553A (en) * 1998-08-18 2000-02-23 Shamal Noori Hassan Barzanji Buoyant piston pumping system

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WO2005021960A1 (en) 2005-03-10
GB2388631A (en) 2003-11-19

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