GB2456589A - Tidal power generator with enclosure - Google Patents

Tidal power generator with enclosure Download PDF

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GB2456589A
GB2456589A GB0804514A GB0804514A GB2456589A GB 2456589 A GB2456589 A GB 2456589A GB 0804514 A GB0804514 A GB 0804514A GB 0804514 A GB0804514 A GB 0804514A GB 2456589 A GB2456589 A GB 2456589A
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Joseph Roseberry
Diana Hubbard
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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
    • F03B13/268—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
    • 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
    • F03B13/08—Machine or engine aggregates in dams or the like; Conduits therefor, e.g. diffusors
    • 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
    • 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
    • F05B2240/90—Mounting on supporting structures or systems
    • F05B2240/97—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a submerged structure
    • 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
    • F05B2260/00—Function
    • F05B2260/40—Transmission of power
    • F05B2260/403—Transmission of power through the shape of the drive components
    • F05B2260/4031—Transmission of power through the shape of the drive components as in toothed gearing
    • 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
    • F05B2260/00—Function
    • F05B2260/50—Kinematic linkage, i.e. transmission of position
    • F05B2260/502—Kinematic linkage, i.e. transmission of position involving springs
    • 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
    • F05B2260/00—Function
    • F05B2260/50—Kinematic linkage, i.e. transmission of position
    • F05B2260/503—Kinematic linkage, i.e. transmission of position using gears
    • 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
    • F05B2260/00—Function
    • F05B2260/50—Kinematic linkage, i.e. transmission of position
    • F05B2260/504—Kinematic linkage, i.e. transmission of position using flat or V-belts and pulleys
    • 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 power generator has a concrete wall defining an enclosure with a number of turbine assemblies mounted in cylindrical capsules in the wall. The turbines may be connected to generators by a belt arrangement incorporating a one-way ratchet so that the generator always rotates in the same direction.

Description

2456589
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DESCRIPTION
An efficient 2-way generation of electricity from tidal action.
An enclosure is built on the shorelines of any suitable location (see Figure 1).
It is built to above the highest tide-level.
On the wall enclosure, just below low-tide level, capsules are implanted. These are designed to take factory-built impeller modules. These capsules are tubular cylindrical casings.
More than one capsule would be implanted depending on the size of the enclosures (see Figures 1 and 3).
This impeller assembly allows water to flow in and out of the enclosure from tidal movements (see Figure 2).
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A wheel on the impeller is connected to a turbine via a gearbox. The gearbox is designed to give forward drive to the turbines.
There are two possible gearboxes as indicated on the drawing by references CB1 and GB2.
The systems are so designed to give approximately 3000 rpm to the turbines.
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Claims (1)

  1. An efficient 2-way predictable and continuous generation of electricity from tidal action.
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Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB127154A (en) * 1918-07-30 1919-05-29 Jens Orten Boving Improvements in Means for Utilizing Tidal Action.
GB2033974A (en) * 1978-10-20 1980-05-29 Gutierrez Atencio F Tidal hydroelectric installation
GB2107792A (en) * 1981-09-29 1983-05-05 Escher Wyss Ltd Tidal power plants
GB2224059A (en) * 1988-10-21 1990-04-25 Lee Myung Choon Tidal power generating dam
EP1083333A2 (en) * 1999-09-07 2001-03-14 VA TECH VOEST MCE GmbH & Co. Device for lifting or lowering units for the production of electrical energy
DE20107290U1 (en) * 2001-04-27 2002-01-17 Moschner Horst Tidal power plant - B

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB127154A (en) * 1918-07-30 1919-05-29 Jens Orten Boving Improvements in Means for Utilizing Tidal Action.
GB2033974A (en) * 1978-10-20 1980-05-29 Gutierrez Atencio F Tidal hydroelectric installation
GB2107792A (en) * 1981-09-29 1983-05-05 Escher Wyss Ltd Tidal power plants
GB2224059A (en) * 1988-10-21 1990-04-25 Lee Myung Choon Tidal power generating dam
EP1083333A2 (en) * 1999-09-07 2001-03-14 VA TECH VOEST MCE GmbH & Co. Device for lifting or lowering units for the production of electrical energy
DE20107290U1 (en) * 2001-04-27 2002-01-17 Moschner Horst Tidal power plant - B

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