GB2443195B8 - Apparatus for converting energy from wave or current flows - Google Patents

Apparatus for converting energy from wave or current flows

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GB2443195B8
GB2443195B8 GB0615403A GB0615403A GB2443195B8 GB 2443195 B8 GB2443195 B8 GB 2443195B8 GB 0615403 A GB0615403 A GB 0615403A GB 0615403 A GB0615403 A GB 0615403A GB 2443195 B8 GB2443195 B8 GB 2443195B8
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Prior art keywords
wave
current flows
converting energy
converting
energy
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GB0615403A
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GB2443195B (en
GB2443195A (en
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Peter Roberts
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Verderg Ltd
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Verderg Ltd
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Priority to GB0615403A priority Critical patent/GB2443195B8/en
Publication of GB0615403D0 publication Critical patent/GB0615403D0/en
Priority to KR1020097004357A priority patent/KR101354182B1/en
Priority to AU2007280570A priority patent/AU2007280570B2/en
Priority to US12/375,405 priority patent/US8446031B2/en
Priority to PCT/EP2007/055650 priority patent/WO2008015047A1/en
Priority to EP07730008.5A priority patent/EP2064441B1/en
Priority to JP2009522191A priority patent/JP5118138B2/en
Priority to CA2659578A priority patent/CA2659578C/en
Priority to ES07730008.5T priority patent/ES2557297T3/en
Priority to PT77300085T priority patent/PT2064441E/en
Publication of GB2443195A publication Critical patent/GB2443195A/en
Publication of GB2443195B publication Critical patent/GB2443195B/en
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Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current
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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
    • 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
    • F03B13/22—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 flow of water resulting from wave movements to drive a motor or turbine
    • 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
    • F03B13/264—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 horizontal flow of water resulting from tide movement
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B17/00—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor
    • E02B2017/0091—Offshore structures for wind turbines
    • 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
    • F05B2240/00—Components
    • F05B2240/10—Stators
    • F05B2240/12—Fluid guiding means, e.g. vanes
    • 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
    • F05B2240/00—Components
    • F05B2240/40—Use of a multiplicity of similar components
    • 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)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Oceanography (AREA)
  • Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)
GB0615403A 2006-08-03 2006-08-03 Apparatus for converting energy from wave or current flows Expired - Fee Related GB2443195B8 (en)

Priority Applications (10)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0615403A GB2443195B8 (en) 2006-08-03 2006-08-03 Apparatus for converting energy from wave or current flows
ES07730008.5T ES2557297T3 (en) 2006-08-03 2007-06-20 Apparatus for converting energy from wave flows or currents using tubes that function as Venturi pumps
KR1020097004357A KR101354182B1 (en) 2006-08-03 2007-06-20 Apparatus for generating electricity using tidal or current flow
US12/375,405 US8446031B2 (en) 2006-08-03 2007-06-20 Apparatus for converting energy from wave or current flow using pipes acting as venturi pumps
PCT/EP2007/055650 WO2008015047A1 (en) 2006-08-03 2007-06-20 Apparatus for converting energy from wave or current flow using pipes acting as venturi pumps
EP07730008.5A EP2064441B1 (en) 2006-08-03 2007-06-20 Apparatus for converting energy from wave or current flows using pipes acting as venturi pumps
JP2009522191A JP5118138B2 (en) 2006-08-03 2007-06-20 A device that converts energy from wave or flow flow using a pipe acting as a venturi pump
CA2659578A CA2659578C (en) 2006-08-03 2007-06-20 Apparatus for converting energy from wave of current flows using pipes acting as venturi pumps
AU2007280570A AU2007280570B2 (en) 2006-08-03 2007-06-20 Apparatus for converting energy from wave or current flow using pipes acting as venturi pumps
PT77300085T PT2064441E (en) 2006-08-03 2007-06-20 Apparatus for converting energy from wave or current flows using pipes acting as venturi pumps

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0615403A GB2443195B8 (en) 2006-08-03 2006-08-03 Apparatus for converting energy from wave or current flows

Publications (4)

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GB0615403D0 GB0615403D0 (en) 2006-09-13
GB2443195A GB2443195A (en) 2008-04-30
GB2443195B GB2443195B (en) 2009-08-26
GB2443195B8 true GB2443195B8 (en) 2010-05-05

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GB2463504B (en) * 2008-09-16 2011-02-16 Verderg Ltd Method and apparatus for installing tidal barrages
GB2478744A (en) * 2010-03-16 2011-09-21 Verderg Ltd De-stratification using venturi pump array
WO2011114155A2 (en) 2010-03-16 2011-09-22 Verderg Ltd Apparatus for generating power from fluid flow
GB2478736B (en) * 2010-03-16 2014-08-27 Verderg Ltd Apparatus for generating power from fluid flow
GB2478743A (en) * 2010-03-16 2011-09-21 Verderg Ltd Series of venturi pump water power generators
GB2503250B (en) 2012-06-20 2015-05-27 Verderg Ltd Apparatus for converting energy from fluid flow
GB2524782B (en) 2014-04-02 2016-04-20 Verderg Ltd Turbine assembly

Citations (3)

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WO2003081029A1 (en) * 2002-03-20 2003-10-02 Hydroventuri Limited Extracting power from a fluid flow
US20050099011A1 (en) * 2002-03-20 2005-05-12 Hydroventuri Limited Extracting power from a fluid flow
WO2005075818A1 (en) * 2004-02-02 2005-08-18 Gian Vieri Nardini Process and device for converting hydraulic energy into mechanical energy

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2003081029A1 (en) * 2002-03-20 2003-10-02 Hydroventuri Limited Extracting power from a fluid flow
US20050099011A1 (en) * 2002-03-20 2005-05-12 Hydroventuri Limited Extracting power from a fluid flow
WO2005075818A1 (en) * 2004-02-02 2005-08-18 Gian Vieri Nardini Process and device for converting hydraulic energy into mechanical energy

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