WO2010005405A2

WO2010005405A2 - Producing energy from wave with free surfce effect / difference of level

Info

Publication number: WO2010005405A2
Application number: PCT/TR2009/000072
Authority: WO
Inventors: Murat Mengenecioglu
Original assignee: Murat Mengenecioglu
Priority date: 2008-07-07
Filing date: 2009-06-15
Publication date: 2010-01-14
Also published as: TR200804984A1; WO2010005405A3

Abstract

This invention is related to energy production from wave by using free surface effect and fluid level difference in one or more floating platforms. This is a platform with one or more rooms filled with fluid where they are connected to each other with jointed or inarticulate one or more pipes or another construction. When one of the rooms of the platform is at the top of the wave and the other is at the bottom or when they are in a motion to this situation, the fluid will run from the top to the bottom and the air in the room at the bottom will flow towards to the room at the top by a valve and at this moment the two energy converter mounted on these two internal pipes will be on and produce energy. Air and fluid flow reverse direction when upper room wave descend or in movement towards at this situation. Although air and fluid flow is in reverse direction, turbine or energy converter work in same direction and produce energy. At big wave lengths, when it is not economic to pass between two platforms with construction, the fluid flow will be from upside to bottom side by using flexible pipe or other flow channel between one or more rooms by the level difference effect, and energy will be produced with the energy converter located on a flexible pipe or in a platform. During flow, air enters into the room located on the upper wave by a valve while air gets out from the valve mounted on top of the room at the lower wave.

Description

DESCRIPTION

PRODUCING ENERGY FROM WAVE WITH FREE SURFCE EFFECT / DIFFERENCE OF

LEVEL

This invention is related to energy production from wave by using free surface effect and fluid level difference in one or more floating platforms.

This invention is a different and innovative application from the current production activities. At the present day energy is produced by energy nuclear stations, wind stations or hydroelectric stations.

As an innovative application, it is started to produce energy from wave moments.

Wave, itself is the benefit at the applications therein. For example; by attaching wings to the portside and starboard of vessel, with the movement of wave, wings movement is provided. At the similar patent applications, the air rooms are located at ocean floor and when wave raise, the fluid in also rise and squeeze the air and the turbine works. Likewise when the wave is at the lower position, the fluid in is also in lower position.

At these kinds of designs, air is squeezed by using fluid and the movement of wave.

But at this kind of applications, when there is no wave movement, there is no energy production. Should be located at the strong wave destinations. Some designs are noisy. Should resists at bad weather conditions.

To produce energy when there is no wave movement, it can be taken the benefit of sea excluding which has only strong wave sites.

To explain the problems that the invention aim to solve (if needed);

In usual sense, electric energy will be produced through the working turbine by providing fluid flow and using free surface effect and/or fluid level difference although in the small waves in our offered system. The main purpose at system is to activate the turbine or another energy converter as a result of squeezing the air with relocating the fluid in the rooms. Wave movement provides the relocation of the fluid from one room to another.

By this matter none of the fuel kind will be used. Not using fuel cause cheap electric energy production and no waste. This means there is no negative effect on environment. And also operating and maintenance costs are low. Production involved will be realized by the movement of wave at sea.

Schema 1: Main View of Platform

Schema 2: Left Room

Schema 3: Right Room Schema 4: Energy Converter Working With Fluid Flow

Schema 5: Energy Converter Working With Air Flow

Schema 6: Pipe Provides Fluid / Air Flow

Schema 7: Valve provides Air Input-Output

Schema 8: Release

If we explain the process regarding the invention; as seen at Schema 1; fluid transfers from Left Room (Schema 1-1) when wave is at upper level to Right Room

(Schema 1-2) when wave is at lower level. During this flow, electric energy produces as a result of activating the pipe (Schema 1-5) or turbine in other construction or one other energy converter (Schema 1 -3, Schema 1 -4).

For producing energy from fluid transfer, there will be a air input from valve located on the room where the upper level of the wave exists and air output from valve (Schema 1-6) located on the room where the lower level of the wave exists, during fluid flow through the construction or pipe when single turbine or another energy converter is used.

For producing energy from one fluid, other air; air flow is provided when they pass through upper pipe or other construction during fluid flows through lower pipe or other construction when double turbine or other double energy converter is used.

During air flow, electric energy is produced by activating turbine or other energy converter. Air flows through the room at lower wave to the room at upper wave. Valves are used to control the air input-output. Air and fluid flow reverse direction when upper room wave descend or in movement towards at this situation. Although air and fluid flow is in reverse direction, turbine or energy converter work in same direction and produce energy.

Platform will take its position with a gasket (Schema 1-7) according to the wave direction by attaching to the sea bottom as and not causing any efficiency loss.

By the free surface effect which is created in the fluid at room of wave movement, the wave frequency can be more than the wave movement. And this also provides electric energy production at small wave length. The specifications of our process as of operation and method is to provide the maximum possible efficiency, specially at lower wave lengths and long wave lengths

Consequently, the aim to reach the energy production as basis is to get the maximum and permanent possible efficiency from the unit area of the natural sources as practical means.

In the international and national studies, it is aimed to find and operate efficiently new energy sources. Oceans and seas which have different kinds of size are at the top of these sources rather than land. In the recent years, the alternative energy production at sea and land become very important as is the case with the other countries, and also in our country. In recent years by the technology developments, production in sea is low cost, healthy, friendly environmental and reliable.

Claims

Claim 1: The related invention is a platform with the specification of producing energy from wave by using the surface effect and level difference of fluid between one or more floating rooms.

Claim 2: Floating platform mentioned at Claim 1 has the specification of containing one or more rooms with cylindered or other geometric shapes. Claim 3: Platform mentioned at Claim 1 has the specification of containing turbine or other energy converter.

Claim 4: Platform mentioned at Claim 1 has the specification of containing pipes that provides air and fluid flow.

Claim 5: Platform mentioned at Claim 1 has the specification of containing valves that provides air input from upper level room of wave and air output from the lower level room of wave.

Claim 6: Room mentioned at Claim 2 has the specification of producing electric energy with the level difference and free surface effect which creates fluid in room of wave movement.

Claim 7: Production of electric energy mentioned at Claim 6 has the specification of producing electric energy with energy converters located by pipe during flow or other site and with air or fluid release from room to other.

Claim 8: Platform mentioned at Claim 1 has the specification of using one flexible pipe between rooms at big wave lengths.

Claim 9: Platform mentioned at Claim 1 has the specification of producing electric energy with level difference from one to other by one flexible pipe.