JP2011528770A - 波動エネルギーを利用するための装置および方法 - Google Patents
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【選択図】図1
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−駆動軸の直径:8cm。
−駆動軸に連結するための連結フランジを含むウェルズ・ロータブレードの長さ:1.16m(したがって、装置の全体の直径は2.40mであった);しかしながら、σWを計算する場合、連結しているフランジは考慮されない。
−ウェルズ・ブレードの最大の厚さ:80mm。
−ウェルズ・ブレードの幅W2(図2参照):600mm。
−ダリウス・ブレードの長さ:2.40m。
−ダリウス・ブレードの幅:180mm。
−ダリウス・ブレードの最大の厚さ:33mm。
−ダリウス・ロータブレードの下端の回転軸への距離:240mm。
−垂直へのダリウス・ブレードの角度:30°。
Claims (10)
- 波動エネルギーの利用のための装置であって、−ダリウス・ロータが剛率σDを有する少なくとも2つのダリウス・ロータブレードを有するダリウス・ロータと;ウェルズ・ロータが剛率σWを有する少なくとも2つのウェルズ・ロータブレードを有するウェルズ・ロータと;を含み、−該ダリウス・ロータおよび該ウェルズ・ロータは、共通の回転軸Aの周りで回転可能であり、−σWはσDより大きいまたは等しい装置。
- σWがσDよりも少なくとも15%大きく、好ましくは少なくとも25%大きい、請求項1記載の装置。
- 少なくとも1つの前記ウェルズ・ロータブレードが前記ダリウス・ロータブレードに直接連結される、請求項1または2記載の装置。
- 前記ウェルズ・ロータブレードの末端が前記ダリウス・ロータブレードに連結される、請求項3記載の装置。
- 前記装置は、i)電気を生成するための発電機、および、ii)油圧を生成するための発電機から選ばれる発電機を含む、請求項1〜4のいずれかに記載の装置。
- 請求項1から5のいずれかに記載の装置は、波動が自然に発生する水の本体において配置される、波動エネルギーの利用によってエネルギーを生成するための方法。
- 前記ウェルズ・ロータブレードが、水の本体の高さの下の5分の平均波高の0.5から2.0の間、好ましくは0.8から1.25倍の間の深さに位置している、請求項6記載の方法。
- 少なくとも2つの前記ダリウス・ブレードの上端が年平均の波高の約二倍まで延長する、請求項6または7記載の方法。
- 前記回転軸の5分の平均が垂直に対して5°未満の配向である、請求項5から8のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- エネルギーが油圧エネルギーから選ばれ、電気または水素ガスが生成される、請求項5から9のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
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