GB2440945B - Apparatus For Converting Wave Energy Into Electricity - Google Patents

Apparatus For Converting Wave Energy Into Electricity

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GB2440945B
GB2440945B GB0616210A GB0616210A GB2440945B GB 2440945 B GB2440945 B GB 2440945B GB 0616210 A GB0616210 A GB 0616210A GB 0616210 A GB0616210 A GB 0616210A GB 2440945 B GB2440945 B GB 2440945B
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electricity
wave energy
converting wave
converting
energy
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GB0616210A
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GB0616210D0 (en
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Dennis James Carey
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NEPTUNE ENERGY Ltd
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NEPTUNE ENERGY Ltd
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Priority to GB0616210A priority Critical patent/GB2440945B/en
Publication of GB0616210D0 publication Critical patent/GB0616210D0/en
Priority to EP07789210A priority patent/EP2057374A2/en
Priority to PCT/GB2007/003085 priority patent/WO2008020190A2/en
Publication of GB2440945A publication Critical patent/GB2440945A/en
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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
    • 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
    • F03B13/148—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 static pressure increase due to the wave
    • 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
GB0616210A 2006-08-15 2006-08-15 Apparatus For Converting Wave Energy Into Electricity Expired - Fee Related GB2440945B (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0616210A GB2440945B (en) 2006-08-15 2006-08-15 Apparatus For Converting Wave Energy Into Electricity
EP07789210A EP2057374A2 (en) 2006-08-15 2007-08-14 Apparatus for converting wave energy into electricity
PCT/GB2007/003085 WO2008020190A2 (en) 2006-08-15 2007-08-14 Apparatus for converting wave energy into electricity

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GB0616210A GB2440945B (en) 2006-08-15 2006-08-15 Apparatus For Converting Wave Energy Into Electricity

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GB0616210D0 GB0616210D0 (en) 2006-09-27
GB2440945A GB2440945A (en) 2008-02-20
GB2440945B true GB2440945B (en) 2008-07-02

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EP (1) EP2057374A2 (en)
GB (1) GB2440945B (en)
WO (1) WO2008020190A2 (en)

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CN117052588B (en) * 2023-10-11 2024-01-30 集美大学 Oscillating water column type wave energy power generation equipment

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GB2245031A (en) * 1990-06-11 1991-12-18 Denis Joseph Rowan Wave power resonance generator
WO2001092718A1 (en) * 2000-05-26 2001-12-06 Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. Wave energy converters utilizing pressure differences

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WO2001092718A1 (en) * 2000-05-26 2001-12-06 Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. Wave energy converters utilizing pressure differences

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WO2008020190A3 (en) 2008-04-24
GB2440945A (en) 2008-02-20
EP2057374A2 (en) 2009-05-13
GB0616210D0 (en) 2006-09-27
WO2008020190A2 (en) 2008-02-21

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