WO2012025755A3 - A power generating structure - Google Patents

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WO2012025755A3
WO2012025755A3 PCT/GB2011/051602 GB2011051602W WO2012025755A3 WO 2012025755 A3 WO2012025755 A3 WO 2012025755A3 GB 2011051602 W GB2011051602 W GB 2011051602W WO 2012025755 A3 WO2012025755 A3 WO 2012025755A3
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power generating
generating structure
base
foundation
linkage arms
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Marc Paish
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Pulse Group Holdings Limited
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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
    • F03B13/26—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 tide energy
    • F03B13/264—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 tide energy using the horizontal flow of water resulting from tide movement
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B17/00—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor
    • E02B17/0034—Maintenance, repair or inspection of offshore constructions
    • 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
    • F03B17/06—Other machines or engines using liquid flow with predominantly kinetic energy conversion, e.g. of swinging-flap type, "run-of-river", "ultra-low head"
    • 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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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Oceanography (AREA)
  • Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)

Abstract

A power generating structure (1) comprising a base (2); at least one hydroelectric power generator (6) connected to the base; a foundation (7); and, at least first and second linkage arms (11, 12), each of the linkage arms being pivotally connected at one end to the foundation and at the other end to the base, the base, foundation and linkage arms together forming a parallelogram linkage (10).
PCT/GB2011/051602 2010-08-27 2011-08-25 A power generating structure WO2012025755A2 (en)

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GB1014271.9 2010-08-27
GBGB1014271.9A GB201014271D0 (en) 2010-08-27 2010-08-27 A power generating structure

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WO2012025755A3 true WO2012025755A3 (en) 2012-04-19

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JP2003201949A (en) * 2001-12-28 2003-07-18 Ki Kimura River water power generation device
WO2005057006A1 (en) * 2003-12-11 2005-06-23 Uws Ventures Limited Water turbine capable of being lifted out of the water
WO2005061887A1 (en) * 2003-12-20 2005-07-07 Marine Current Turbines Limited Articulated false bed
WO2009088302A2 (en) * 2008-01-11 2009-07-16 Prima Ocean As Apparatus and method for supporting equipment units in a body of water

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