摘要:
[Object of the Invention] An object of the present invention is to provide a drag-type turbine capable of efficiently extracting kinetic energy of fluid particles orbiting in waves and a wave power generator comprising said drag-type turbine. [Disclosure of the Invention] A single bucket drag-type turbine comprises a single half-pipe bucket and a counterweight oppositely facing the bucket, wherein fluid particles in orbital motion in a wave impel the bucket and the counterweight to rotate them as a unitary body.
摘要:
An energy harnessing device comprising a substantially helical conduit which in use is arranged to float in a body of water including regions of varying pressure, which may for example arise due to wave motion, tidal motion and/or current flow. The conduit defines a fluid flow path along its length and comprises a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet in fluid communication via said fluid flow path. The conduit is arranged to rotate about its longitudinal axis by the action of water of varying pressure contacting the helical conduit and driving fluid(s) along the fluid flow path. A method of harnessing energy from a body of water including regions of varying pressure is also described.
摘要:
The invention relates to a device for the utilisation of wave energy, with an increased efficiency. Thereto, the device according to the invention comprises - a Darrieus rotor having at least two Darrieus rotor blades, wherein the Darrieus rotor has a solidity σD, and - a Wells rotor having at least two Wells rotor blades, wherein the Wells rotor has a solidity σW, wherein - the Darrieus rotor and the Wells rotor are rotatable about a common axis of rotation A, and - σW is larger than or equal to σD. The invention also relates to a method for harnessing wave en¬ ergy.
摘要:
A method of and apparatus for generating electricity from ocean waves (10) by utilizing a float (110) with excessive buoyancy; the basic arrangement and principle utilizes a float (110) with excess buoyancy which exerts a primarily upward buoyancy force on the float (110) along a direction perpendicular to the isobaric surfaces of the ocean waves (10) which changes as the ocean waves (10) propagating through the water body; a holding device (120) is used to hold the float under the ocean surface, which exerts a primarily downward holding force on the float (110) while allowing the float to move back and forth in a substantially horizontal direction as a result of a substantially horizontal force which is a combination of the holding force and the buoyant force; a turbine (142) is attached to the float (110) or the holding device (120) for generating electricity as the float (110) moves back and forth in the liquid body.
摘要:
A method of and apparatus for generating electricity from ocean waves (10) by utilizing a float (110) with excessive buoyancy; the basic arrangement and principle utilizes a float (110) with excess buoyancy which exerts a primarily upward buoyancy force on the float (110) along a direction perpendicular to the isobaric surfaces of the ocean waves (10) which changes as the ocean waves (10) propagating through the water body; a holding device (120) is used to hold the float under the ocean surface, which exerts a primarily downward holding force on the float (110) while allowing the float to move back and forth in a substantially horizontal direction as a result of a substantially horizontal force which is a combination of the holding force and the buoyant force; a turbine (142) is attached to the float (110) or the holding device (120) for generating electricity as the float (110) moves back and forth in the liquid body.
摘要:
The invention relates to a device for the utilisation of wave energy. To this end the device according to the invention comprises a rotor chosen from the group comprised of a Darrieus rotor and a Well's rotor which rotors are submerged in water and when in operation, are driven by waves. The device according to the invention preferably comprises both a Darrieus rotor and a Well's rotor.
摘要:
Installation de transformation de l'énergie cinétique des vagues en énergie mécanique constituant un élément de flottaison (15) supportant à sa partie inférieure par un chassis (14) des moyens de production d'énergie, caractérisés en ce que ces moyens sont constitués par au moins deux stators composés de pales (3, 4) de direction inverses pour permettre l'entraînement d'une roue à aubes (5) de façon que le mouvement vertical descendant ou ascendant de la houle provoque une entrée d'eau dans les stators afin d'entraîner dans un même sens en rotation la roue à aubes (5) qui, à partir de son moyeu et d'un arbre (12) transmet le mouvement de rotation à l'élément tournant de l'alternateur électrique.
摘要:
New and improved methods and means are described for the efficient, expeditions, economical and safe conversion to usable form of almost all subsurface wave energy available within a predetermined annular region spanned by an array of submerged wave energy removing impellers (28, 30, 50) mounted upon an annular outrigger (3) surrounding and secured to a seagoing central platform. Maximal progressive inward attenuation of practically any state of the open sea is achieved over a very broad wave frequency band by buoyant, nonbuoyant, and neutrally buoyant impellers that function approximately as generalized simple pendulums whose natural frequencies fall at regular intervals throughout that frequency band. Optimal functioning of the impellers is achieved by assigning to their working members (38, 40) suitable degrees of omnidirectional response to water movement drag and inertial forces, respectively. After conversion by pumps (46), the extracted wave energy is conveyed via a pressure transmission subsystem to a central turbine (12) for further conversion and subsequent storage and/or product processing within the central platform.