GB2454264A - Land contained tidal power station - Google Patents

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GB2454264A
GB2454264A GB0721729A GB0721729A GB2454264A GB 2454264 A GB2454264 A GB 2454264A GB 0721729 A GB0721729 A GB 0721729A GB 0721729 A GB0721729 A GB 0721729A GB 2454264 A GB2454264 A GB 2454264A
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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
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B9/00—Water-power plants; Layout, construction or equipment, methods of, or apparatus for, making same
    • E02B9/08—Tide or wave power plants
    • 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
    • F03B13/266—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 to compress air
    • 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
    • F03B13/268—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 making use of a dam
    • 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 energy converter uses large floats F within docks D which are connected to the sea, to generate power without being exposed to storms. The floats drive hydraulic rams, and may contain water as ballast. The ballast may be expelled by air under pressure. Alternatively, the device may be provided with water from a river (figure 1(a)).

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LAND CONTAiNED TiDAL POWER STATIONS
DESCRIPTION
have developed a concept for producing base electricity by means of utilising the power of the tides.
This concept taps into extracting the energy trapped in the ability of the tide to life massive ships. it doesn't have to be at sea but relatively close say approximately half a mile from its low water mark would be far enough.
A canal from below low water to dry dock x construction site to build the power stations a floating weight of say 500,000 tons per station a bank of 4 giving zooo,ooo tons being raided and lowered 4 times a day, a calculation of 8 million tons x the energy trapped in this movement daily. The sea provides the movement this concept extracts the electricity extracted by means of hydraulics. It has a very few moving parts uses existing technology, could be sited at old dock yards and could completely revftallse rundown areas. The concept requires massive civil engineering. Any area with good tidal rise and fall would be ideal and rife span could be measured in hundreds of year as it has so few moving parts. Working banks of or more stations to a canal would mean always producing while one for maintenance and ballasting differences between stations maintaining constant supply.
1 have worked out a hydraulic system to extract energy trapped in the movement of those stations also how canals and sites would be constructed. I believe this system could take the place of conventional power stations. They are of very simple construction but must be on a massive scale. Being build on land is a big plus and any country with access to the sea with a rise and fall of 10' of more could use this tidal system.
What is required is the will to build something that is completely green for the benefit of generations to come.
A canal (flgi(B) dug approx ioft below low water sea level 5oto 100 yd wide Y1to i mile long serving 3 or more dry docks each side (flgt(D). The docks having 2 lock gates or solid walls (flq(C) with filters and sluice gates for regulating flood and ebb tide each dry dock being 20- 3oft deeper than the canal and big enough to float power station (flqi(F) of ioooft long 500ft wide iooft deep shafts sunk into dry dock floor (flgi(E) serves z purposes (i) being guides that allow power station rise and fall with tide (2) as compression chambers compressing hydrauk oil in turn driving generators 20 or more shaft compression chambers (figi (E) each with 15-20,000 gis hydraulic oil. Each power station would be built i each di',, dock. The ability to ballast the power station with water and expel by air can be used to increase oil pressure and maintain generation during tidal slacks.
I believe this system could take the place of fuel fired power stations using the power of the sea without being at the mercy of the sea. Anywhere with good tidal rise and fall could use this system.
Fig (3) shows plan elevation of 6 Land contained tidal power stations.
In poor areas of tidal rise and fall or where the geography suites i.e. a river that can provide ballast water to LCTPS the ballasting tank should be on the top (Fig 1(a) instead of the base of station so river water can be brought to station at a height above the stations by pipe. This would allow concept to function with tidal effect or without. In certain geographical locations this concept could work on a totally fresh water basis. If ClAIM Cbi

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1, RONALD LLOYD SMITH, claim to be the sole inventor of the concept of LAND CONTAINED 11DAL POWER STATiONS.
aafrfl2 1, RONALD LLOYD SMITH, claim to be the sole nwentor of the concept to extract electricity from the vertical movement of the tides ability to raise and lower massive weights by hydraulics.
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Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB121831A (en) * 1918-01-10 1919-01-09 William Dales Hulse Improvements in Apparatus for Utilising Tidal Energy.
GB1218101A (en) * 1967-03-16 1971-01-06 Choay Lab New therapeutical compositions with analgesic activity
GB1262261A (en) * 1967-10-28 1972-02-02 Stephen Hitchins Apparatus for obtaining power from the tide
WO1986006450A1 (en) * 1985-04-23 1986-11-06 Thompson Randall Jr Apparatus for deriving energy from variation of the level of a body of fluid
US5929531A (en) * 1997-05-19 1999-07-27 William Joseph Lagno Lunar tide powered hydroelectric plant
GB2388631A (en) * 2003-08-28 2003-11-19 James Summersell Generating electricity from changes in the vertical level of a body of water
GB2388873A (en) * 2002-05-24 2003-11-26 Ronald Gordon Mackay Tidal power generator with hydraulic cylinders
US6800954B1 (en) * 2002-05-17 2004-10-05 Brian K. Meano System and method for producing energy

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB121831A (en) * 1918-01-10 1919-01-09 William Dales Hulse Improvements in Apparatus for Utilising Tidal Energy.
GB1218101A (en) * 1967-03-16 1971-01-06 Choay Lab New therapeutical compositions with analgesic activity
GB1262261A (en) * 1967-10-28 1972-02-02 Stephen Hitchins Apparatus for obtaining power from the tide
WO1986006450A1 (en) * 1985-04-23 1986-11-06 Thompson Randall Jr Apparatus for deriving energy from variation of the level of a body of fluid
US5929531A (en) * 1997-05-19 1999-07-27 William Joseph Lagno Lunar tide powered hydroelectric plant
US6800954B1 (en) * 2002-05-17 2004-10-05 Brian K. Meano System and method for producing energy
GB2388873A (en) * 2002-05-24 2003-11-26 Ronald Gordon Mackay Tidal power generator with hydraulic cylinders
GB2388631A (en) * 2003-08-28 2003-11-19 James Summersell Generating electricity from changes in the vertical level of a body of water

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