GB2471863B - Wave powered generator - Google Patents

Wave powered generator

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GB2471863B
GB2471863B GB0912268.0A GB0912268A GB2471863B GB 2471863 B GB2471863 B GB 2471863B GB 0912268 A GB0912268 A GB 0912268A GB 2471863 B GB2471863 B GB 2471863B
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powered generator
wave powered
wave
generator
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Stephen Alexander Renfrew
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SARCO DESIGNS 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
    • F03B13/16—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 relative movement between a wave-operated member, i.e. a "wom" and another member, i.e. a reaction member or "rem"
    • F03B13/20—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 relative movement between a wave-operated member, i.e. a "wom" and another member, i.e. a reaction member or "rem" wherein both members, i.e. wom and rem are movable relative to the sea bed or shore
    • 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
    • F05B2260/406—Transmission of power through hydraulic systems
    • 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)
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Citations (7)

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GB297720A (en) * 1927-06-20 1928-09-20 Osborne Havelock Parsons An improved apparatus for generating electrical energy from wave movement of the sea
GB2041095A (en) * 1978-12-29 1980-09-03 Almada Fernando F De Devices for utilising wave energy
US4266143A (en) * 1979-09-19 1981-05-05 Ng Ting F Apparatus for producing electrical energy from ocean waves
RU2016227C1 (en) * 1993-03-04 1994-07-15 Александр Архипович Темеев Floating wave electric power station
US5552657A (en) * 1995-02-14 1996-09-03 Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. Generation of electrical energy by weighted, resilient piezoelectric elements
WO2009013766A1 (en) * 2007-07-20 2009-01-29 Vito Antonio Catinella Floating mechanical structure to produce directly electricity by means of the swinging of a magnetic pendulum caused by sea wave motion
FR2925129A1 (en) * 2007-12-18 2009-06-19 Leroux & Lotz Technologies Sa DEVICE FOR CONVERTING THE ENERGY OF THE WAVES INTO RECUPERATIVE ENERGY

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB297720A (en) * 1927-06-20 1928-09-20 Osborne Havelock Parsons An improved apparatus for generating electrical energy from wave movement of the sea
GB2041095A (en) * 1978-12-29 1980-09-03 Almada Fernando F De Devices for utilising wave energy
US4266143A (en) * 1979-09-19 1981-05-05 Ng Ting F Apparatus for producing electrical energy from ocean waves
RU2016227C1 (en) * 1993-03-04 1994-07-15 Александр Архипович Темеев Floating wave electric power station
US5552657A (en) * 1995-02-14 1996-09-03 Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. Generation of electrical energy by weighted, resilient piezoelectric elements
WO2009013766A1 (en) * 2007-07-20 2009-01-29 Vito Antonio Catinella Floating mechanical structure to produce directly electricity by means of the swinging of a magnetic pendulum caused by sea wave motion
FR2925129A1 (en) * 2007-12-18 2009-06-19 Leroux & Lotz Technologies Sa DEVICE FOR CONVERTING THE ENERGY OF THE WAVES INTO RECUPERATIVE ENERGY

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