GB2584965B - Improved wave energy converter - Google Patents
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- GB2584965B GB2584965B GB2009919.8A GB202009919A GB2584965B GB 2584965 B GB2584965 B GB 2584965B GB 202009919 A GB202009919 A GB 202009919A GB 2584965 B GB2584965 B GB 2584965B
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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
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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
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
- E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
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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
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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
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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
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02N—ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- H02N2/18—Electric machines in general using piezoelectric effect, electrostriction or magnetostriction producing electrical output from mechanical input, e.g. generators
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- 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
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- 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
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GB2105936.5A GB2591421B (en) | 2015-07-22 | 2016-07-22 | Improved wave energy converter |
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US15/217,772 US10393089B2 (en) | 2013-04-05 | 2016-07-22 | Wave energy converter |
GB1802807.6A GB2557501B (en) | 2015-07-22 | 2016-07-22 | Improved wave energy converter |
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GB202009919D0 GB202009919D0 (en) | 2020-08-12 |
GB2584965A GB2584965A (en) | 2020-12-23 |
GB2584965A8 GB2584965A8 (en) | 2021-03-03 |
GB2584965B true GB2584965B (en) | 2021-06-16 |
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GB2110860.0A Active GB2594665B (en) | 2015-07-22 | 2016-07-22 | Improved wave energy converter |
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GB2110860.0A Active GB2594665B (en) | 2015-07-22 | 2016-07-22 | Improved wave energy converter |
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US20110012358A1 (en) * | 2008-02-07 | 2011-01-20 | Paul Brewster | Wave energy conversion device |
EP2128430A1 (en) * | 2008-05-30 | 2009-12-02 | Jeroen Lambertus Maria Bömer | High efficiency wave energy convertor |
GB2479348A (en) * | 2010-04-06 | 2011-10-12 | Richard Ainsley Page | Wave power converter with one way clutch |
US20130341927A1 (en) * | 2012-06-26 | 2013-12-26 | Oscilla Power Inc. | Magnetostrictive wave energy harvester with heave plate |
EP3250815A1 (en) * | 2015-01-27 | 2017-12-06 | Aqua Power Technologies Limited | Wave energy converter with submerged element |
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GB202009919D0 (en) | 2020-08-12 |
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GB2594665A (en) | 2021-11-03 |
GB2557501B (en) | 2020-08-12 |
GB202105936D0 (en) | 2021-06-09 |
GB201802807D0 (en) | 2018-04-04 |
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GB2584965A (en) | 2020-12-23 |
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