GB2478736B - Apparatus for generating power from fluid flow - Google Patents

Apparatus for generating power from fluid flow

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GB2478736B
GB2478736B GB1004321.4A GB201004321A GB2478736B GB 2478736 B GB2478736 B GB 2478736B GB 201004321 A GB201004321 A GB 201004321A GB 2478736 B GB2478736 B GB 2478736B
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fluid flow
generating power
generating
power
fluid
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Peter Miles Roberts
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Verderg Ltd
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Verderg Ltd
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Priority to GB1004321.4A priority Critical patent/GB2478736B/en
Publication of GB201004321D0 publication Critical patent/GB201004321D0/en
Priority to RU2012143974/06A priority patent/RU2592660C2/en
Priority to US13/634,675 priority patent/US9194361B2/en
Priority to CA2792983A priority patent/CA2792983C/en
Priority to JP2012557611A priority patent/JP5964758B2/en
Priority to KR1020127026979A priority patent/KR101761173B1/en
Priority to CN201180014037.4A priority patent/CN102792011B/en
Priority to ES11710845T priority patent/ES2923780T3/en
Priority to AU2011228838A priority patent/AU2011228838B2/en
Priority to BR112012023409-9A priority patent/BR112012023409B1/en
Priority to EP11710845.6A priority patent/EP2547898B1/en
Priority to PT117108456T priority patent/PT2547898T/en
Priority to PCT/GB2011/050523 priority patent/WO2011114155A2/en
Publication of GB2478736A publication Critical patent/GB2478736A/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
    • F03B13/10—Submerged units incorporating electric generators or motors
    • 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
    • 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
    • F03B17/00—Other machines or engines
    • F03B17/06—Other machines or engines using liquid flow with predominantly kinetic energy conversion, e.g. of swinging-flap type, "run-of-river", "ultra-low head"
    • 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)
  • Power Engineering (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)
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Priority Applications (13)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB1004321.4A GB2478736B (en) 2010-03-16 2010-03-16 Apparatus for generating power from fluid flow
CA2792983A CA2792983C (en) 2010-03-16 2011-03-16 Apparatus for generating power from fluid flow
EP11710845.6A EP2547898B1 (en) 2010-03-16 2011-03-16 Apparatus for generating power from fluid flow
RU2012143974/06A RU2592660C2 (en) 2010-03-16 2011-03-16 Apparatus and method for generation of energy from fluid flow
JP2012557611A JP5964758B2 (en) 2010-03-16 2011-03-16 Device for generating power from a fluid flow
KR1020127026979A KR101761173B1 (en) 2010-03-16 2011-03-16 Apparatus for Generation Power from Fluid Flow
CN201180014037.4A CN102792011B (en) 2010-03-16 2011-03-16 To flow the equipment generated electricity from fluid
ES11710845T ES2923780T3 (en) 2010-03-16 2011-03-16 Apparatus for generating energy from a fluid flow
AU2011228838A AU2011228838B2 (en) 2010-03-16 2011-03-16 Apparatus for generating power from fluid flow
BR112012023409-9A BR112012023409B1 (en) 2010-03-16 2011-03-16 DEVICE AND PROCESS TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY
US13/634,675 US9194361B2 (en) 2010-03-16 2011-03-16 Apparatus for generating power from fluid flow
PT117108456T PT2547898T (en) 2010-03-16 2011-03-16 Apparatus for generating power from fluid flow
PCT/GB2011/050523 WO2011114155A2 (en) 2010-03-16 2011-03-16 Apparatus for generating power from fluid flow

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GB2478736A GB2478736A (en) 2011-09-21
GB2478736B true GB2478736B (en) 2014-08-27

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Citations (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5709419A (en) * 1994-02-03 1998-01-20 Roskey; John E. Wind energy collection
WO2001025629A1 (en) * 1999-10-04 2001-04-12 G & L Exclusives B.V. Method and apparatus for utilizing wind energy
US20070040389A1 (en) * 2005-08-16 2007-02-22 Kelley Gene R Adaptable flow-driven energy capture system
GB2443195A (en) * 2006-08-03 2008-04-30 Verderg Connectors Ltd Power generation from water flow using jet pump principle
US20080129254A1 (en) * 2006-12-01 2008-06-05 Frayne Shawn M Generator utilizing fluid-induced oscillations
WO2009009350A2 (en) * 2007-07-09 2009-01-15 Nail Jasper M Flow stream momentum conversion device power rotor
WO2009018666A1 (en) * 2007-08-08 2009-02-12 Rokeby-Thomas Andrew Byron Rhy Transverse-axis turbine with twisted foils
US20090155074A1 (en) * 2007-12-14 2009-06-18 Sankar Terrence C Vertical axis turbine
US20090236858A1 (en) * 2008-03-21 2009-09-24 Larry Johnson Vertical turbine for water or wind power generation
US20090302612A1 (en) * 2007-11-23 2009-12-10 Matthew Charles Gartner Oscillating energy capture mechanism
GB2463504A (en) * 2008-09-16 2010-03-17 Verderg Ltd Method and apparatus for installing tidal barrages
US20100283251A1 (en) * 2008-01-08 2010-11-11 Richard Arthur Henry Reynolds Turbine assembly

Patent Citations (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5709419A (en) * 1994-02-03 1998-01-20 Roskey; John E. Wind energy collection
WO2001025629A1 (en) * 1999-10-04 2001-04-12 G & L Exclusives B.V. Method and apparatus for utilizing wind energy
US20070040389A1 (en) * 2005-08-16 2007-02-22 Kelley Gene R Adaptable flow-driven energy capture system
GB2443195A (en) * 2006-08-03 2008-04-30 Verderg Connectors Ltd Power generation from water flow using jet pump principle
US20080129254A1 (en) * 2006-12-01 2008-06-05 Frayne Shawn M Generator utilizing fluid-induced oscillations
WO2009009350A2 (en) * 2007-07-09 2009-01-15 Nail Jasper M Flow stream momentum conversion device power rotor
WO2009018666A1 (en) * 2007-08-08 2009-02-12 Rokeby-Thomas Andrew Byron Rhy Transverse-axis turbine with twisted foils
US20090302612A1 (en) * 2007-11-23 2009-12-10 Matthew Charles Gartner Oscillating energy capture mechanism
US20090155074A1 (en) * 2007-12-14 2009-06-18 Sankar Terrence C Vertical axis turbine
US20100283251A1 (en) * 2008-01-08 2010-11-11 Richard Arthur Henry Reynolds Turbine assembly
US20090236858A1 (en) * 2008-03-21 2009-09-24 Larry Johnson Vertical turbine for water or wind power generation
GB2463504A (en) * 2008-09-16 2010-03-17 Verderg Ltd Method and apparatus for installing tidal barrages

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