WO1989005401A1 - Wave driven power generation system - Google Patents

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WO1989005401A1
WO1989005401A1 PCT/US1988/003776 US8803776W WO8905401A1 WO 1989005401 A1 WO1989005401 A1 WO 1989005401A1 US 8803776 W US8803776 W US 8803776W WO 8905401 A1 WO8905401 A1 WO 8905401A1
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Carroll Keeler Gordon
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Sea Energy Corporation
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Priority to NO902371A priority patent/NO178274C/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
    • F03B13/12—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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B22/00—Buoys
    • B63B22/02—Buoys specially adapted for mooring a vessel
    • 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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Abstract

This invention relates to a system for the generation of useful energy from the power in ocean waves. The wave power generation system (10) is an array of individual absorber units (50) each consisting of a buoyant raft (70), connected to a stable mooring assembly (300) by means of yoke (60) so as to allow relative motion between the buoyant raft (70) and the mooring assembly (300) in response to the motion into mechanical, hydraulic and/or electrical power. The system is designed to be responsive to the broad spectrum of frequencies present in ocean waves. The response characteristics of the individual absorber units (50) can be changed to match the conditions of the incident waves in order to provide maximum power conversion efficiency.
PCT/US1988/003776 1987-11-30 1988-10-25 Wave driven power generation system WO1989005401A1 (en)

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AT89901397T ATE100902T1 (en) 1987-11-30 1989-06-22 POWER SYSTEM DRIVEN BY WAVES.
NO902371A NO178274C (en) 1987-11-30 1990-05-29 Wave-powered power plant system

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US07/126,969 US4781023A (en) 1987-11-30 1987-11-30 Wave driven power generation system
US126,969 1987-11-30

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