GB2424042B - Improvements relating to energy devices - Google Patents

Improvements relating to energy devices

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Publication number
GB2424042B
GB2424042B GB0610579A GB0610579A GB2424042B GB 2424042 B GB2424042 B GB 2424042B GB 0610579 A GB0610579 A GB 0610579A GB 0610579 A GB0610579 A GB 0610579A GB 2424042 B GB2424042 B GB 2424042B
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Prior art keywords
improvements relating
energy devices
energy
devices
relating
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GB0610579A
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GB2424042A (en
GB0610579D0 (en
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John Wilfred Phillips
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EMBLEY ENERGY Ltd
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EMBLEY ENERGY Ltd
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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
    • F03B13/141—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 with a static energy collector
    • F03B13/142—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 with a static energy collector which creates an oscillating water column
    • 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
    • F03B15/00—Controlling
    • 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
    • F03B15/00—Controlling
    • F03B15/02—Controlling by varying liquid flow
    • F03B15/04—Controlling by varying liquid flow of turbines
    • F03B15/06—Regulating, i.e. acting automatically
    • F03B15/08—Regulating, i.e. acting automatically by speed, e.g. by measuring electric frequency or liquid flow
    • 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
    • F05B2270/00—Control
    • F05B2270/10—Purpose of the control system
    • F05B2270/101—Purpose of the control system to control rotational speed (n)
    • 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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  • 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)
  • Fluid-Damping Devices (AREA)
GB0610579A 2003-10-31 2004-10-29 Improvements relating to energy devices Expired - Fee Related GB2424042B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB0325433.1A GB0325433D0 (en) 2003-10-31 2003-10-31 A mechanism to increase the efficiency of machines designed to abstract energy from oscillating fluids
PCT/GB2004/004602 WO2005045243A1 (en) 2003-10-31 2004-10-29 Control system for wave energy devices

Publications (3)

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GB0610579D0 GB0610579D0 (en) 2006-07-05
GB2424042A GB2424042A (en) 2006-09-13
GB2424042B true GB2424042B (en) 2007-03-07

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GBGB0325433.1A Ceased GB0325433D0 (en) 2003-10-31 2003-10-31 A mechanism to increase the efficiency of machines designed to abstract energy from oscillating fluids
GB0610579A Expired - Fee Related GB2424042B (en) 2003-10-31 2004-10-29 Improvements relating to energy devices

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GBGB0325433.1A Ceased GB0325433D0 (en) 2003-10-31 2003-10-31 A mechanism to increase the efficiency of machines designed to abstract energy from oscillating fluids

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CA (1) CA2585689C (en)
GB (2) GB0325433D0 (en)
WO (1) WO2005045243A1 (en)

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WO2005045243A1 (en) 2005-05-19
GB2424042A (en) 2006-09-13
GB0610579D0 (en) 2006-07-05
CA2585689C (en) 2014-08-12
GB0325433D0 (en) 2003-12-03
CA2585689A1 (en) 2005-05-19

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