WO2008128707A3 - An apparatus for generating electrical energy - Google Patents

An apparatus for generating electrical energy Download PDF

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WO2008128707A3
WO2008128707A3 PCT/EP2008/003098 EP2008003098W WO2008128707A3 WO 2008128707 A3 WO2008128707 A3 WO 2008128707A3 EP 2008003098 W EP2008003098 W EP 2008003098W WO 2008128707 A3 WO2008128707 A3 WO 2008128707A3
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container
electrical energy
pressure
movable
generating electrical
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Nicos Prastitis
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Nicos Prastitis
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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
    • F03B17/00—Other machines or engines
    • F03B17/02—Other machines or engines using hydrostatic thrust
    • 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"
    • F03B13/18—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" where the other member, i.e. rem is fixed, at least at one point, with respect to the sea bed or shore
    • F03B13/1845—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" where the other member, i.e. rem is fixed, at least at one point, with respect to the sea bed or shore and the wom slides relative to the rem
    • F03B13/1855—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" where the other member, i.e. rem is fixed, at least at one point, with respect to the sea bed or shore and the wom slides relative to the rem where the connection between wom and conversion system takes tension and compression
    • 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
    • F03B17/02—Other machines or engines using hydrostatic thrust
    • F03B17/04—Alleged perpetua mobilia
    • 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
    • F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G7/00—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for
    • F03G7/08—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for recovering energy derived from swinging, rolling, pitching or like movements, e.g. from the vibrations of a machine
    • 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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  • 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)

Abstract

An apparatus for generating electrical energy, comprising a sealed container substantially filled with a substantially uncompressible liquid, pressure means for varying the pressure within the container, and a movable container disposed within the sealed container. The movable container is at least partially filled with a compressible fluid, and the movable container is arranged to have a positive buoyancy when the pressure within the container is below a threshold, and a negative buoyancy when the pressure within the container is above that threshold. The apparatus further comprises an electrical energy generator connected to the movable container. The electrical energy generator is arranged to convert the movement of the movable container in response to changes in the pressure within the sealed container into electrical energy.
PCT/EP2008/003098 2007-04-19 2008-04-17 An apparatus for generating electrical energy WO2008128707A2 (en)

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GBGB0707569.0A GB0707569D0 (en) 2007-04-19 2007-04-19 CX-Kinisis
GB0707569.0 2007-04-19

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WO2008128707A2 WO2008128707A2 (en) 2008-10-30
WO2008128707A3 true WO2008128707A3 (en) 2009-04-09

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US4028893A (en) * 1975-04-03 1977-06-14 Shaw John B Open cycle solar energy system utilizing buoyancy as a conversion force
GB2110764A (en) * 1981-12-03 1983-06-22 Kawaguchi Spring Mfg Power supply system driven by buoyancy means
GB2259117A (en) * 1991-08-30 1993-03-03 David Ball Buoyancy motor
DE19635860A1 (en) * 1996-09-04 1998-03-05 Eger Wolfgang Galilean thermometer with single tube of transparent material
US6388342B1 (en) * 1999-07-28 2002-05-14 Richard C. Vetterick, Sr. Hydro electric plant
DE20119431U1 (en) * 2001-04-27 2002-11-14 Moschner Horst River power plant
DE10230826A1 (en) * 2002-07-09 2004-02-05 Arnold Zajonz A water pressure driven mechanical oscillator has a cylinder and a piston which is driven in a linear movement by switched magnetic valves
US20050023836A1 (en) * 2003-07-28 2005-02-03 Abdalla John A. Variable buoyancy float engine
US20060017292A1 (en) * 2004-07-21 2006-01-26 Hideo Matsubara Electric power generator equipment
GB2430471A (en) * 2005-09-26 2007-03-28 Blaise Coonan Variable volume buoyancy engine
US20070080540A1 (en) * 2005-10-10 2007-04-12 Jui-Chi Tung Hydraulic buoyancy kinetic energy apparatus

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4028893A (en) * 1975-04-03 1977-06-14 Shaw John B Open cycle solar energy system utilizing buoyancy as a conversion force
GB2110764A (en) * 1981-12-03 1983-06-22 Kawaguchi Spring Mfg Power supply system driven by buoyancy means
GB2259117A (en) * 1991-08-30 1993-03-03 David Ball Buoyancy motor
DE19635860A1 (en) * 1996-09-04 1998-03-05 Eger Wolfgang Galilean thermometer with single tube of transparent material
US6388342B1 (en) * 1999-07-28 2002-05-14 Richard C. Vetterick, Sr. Hydro electric plant
DE20119431U1 (en) * 2001-04-27 2002-11-14 Moschner Horst River power plant
DE10230826A1 (en) * 2002-07-09 2004-02-05 Arnold Zajonz A water pressure driven mechanical oscillator has a cylinder and a piston which is driven in a linear movement by switched magnetic valves
US20050023836A1 (en) * 2003-07-28 2005-02-03 Abdalla John A. Variable buoyancy float engine
US20060017292A1 (en) * 2004-07-21 2006-01-26 Hideo Matsubara Electric power generator equipment
GB2430471A (en) * 2005-09-26 2007-03-28 Blaise Coonan Variable volume buoyancy engine
US20070080540A1 (en) * 2005-10-10 2007-04-12 Jui-Chi Tung Hydraulic buoyancy kinetic energy apparatus

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