公开(公告)号：US20070286683A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-13

申请号：US11796851

申请日：2007-04-30

Applicant: Diana Bull ,  James Gerber ,  William Powers

Inventor： Diana Bull ,  James Gerber ,  William Powers

IPC: E02B9/08

CPC classification number: E02B9/08 ,  B63B35/4406 ,  B63B39/06 ,  F03B13/1845 ,  F05B2220/7066 ,  F05B2230/60 ,  Y02E10/38

Abstract: Apparatus embodying the invention include a damping plate attached to the submerged end of a spar-like element floating in a body of water. The spar like element tends to move up and down in a vertical direction in response to passing waves. The damping plate has a pair of oppositely facing surfaces extending transversely to the vertical direction of the movement of the spar-like element and vertical structures (“lips”) mounted on the oppositely facing surfaces for increasing the effective mass of water pushed during movement of the damping plate through the water. Damping plates with lips, as per the invention, may be used in wave energy converters to control the relative motion between the spar-like element and a float to increase the energy produced. Damping plates with lips, as per the invention, may be used to effectively dampen the motion of an offshore platform to which the spar-like element is fixedly attached.

Abstract translation: 实施本发明的装置包括一个阻尼板，该阻尼板连接在漂浮在水体中的翼梁状元件的浸没端。 翼梁状元件倾向于响应于通过的波浪在竖直方向上上下移动。 阻尼板具有一对相对的表面，其横向于翼形元件的运动的垂直方向延伸，并且安装在相对的表面上的垂直结构（“唇缘”），用于增加在运动过程中推动的水的有效质量 阻尼板通过水。 根据本发明，具有唇缘的阻尼板可用于波能转换器中以控制翼梁状元件和浮子之间的相对运动以增加产生的能量。 根据本发明，具有唇缘的阻尼板可以用于有效地抑制固定连接有翼梁形元件的海上平台的运动。

公开(公告)号：US20070126239A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-07

申请号：US11607386

申请日：2006-12-01

Applicant: David Stewart ,  James Gerber

Inventor： David Stewart ,  James Gerber

IPC: F03B13/12 ,  F03B13/10 ,  H02P9/04

CPC classification number: F03B13/20 ,  F05B2260/502 ,  Y02E10/38

Abstract: A wave energy converter (WEC) includes a shell suitable for being placed within a body of water. The shell contains an internal oscillator comprising a “reaction mass” and a spring mechanism coupled between the reaction mass and the shell. The shell and internal oscillator are constructed such that, when placed in a body of water and in response to waves in the body of water, there is relative motion between the shell and the internal oscillator's mass. A power take-off (PTO) device is coupled between the internal oscillator and the shell to convert their relative motion into electric energy. In systems embodying the invention, the spring mechanism is designed such that its displacement or movement is less than the displacement or movement of the reaction mass. The spring mechanism may be any device which enables the reaction mass to undergo a given replacement while its displacement or movement is less than that of the reaction mass. This property enables the size of the WEC to be more readily controlled (e.g., made smaller).

Abstract translation: 波能转换器（WEC）包括适于放置在水体内的外壳。 壳体包含内部振荡器，其包括耦合在反应物质和壳体之间的“反应物质”和弹簧机构。 壳体和内部振荡器被构造成使得当放置在水体中并且响应于水体中的波浪时，壳体和内部振荡器的质量之间存在相对运动。 功率输出（PTO）装置耦合在内部振荡器和壳体之间，以将其相对运动转换为电能。 在体现本发明的系统中，弹簧机构设计成使得其位移或移动小于反作用物质的位移或移动。 弹簧机构可以是使得反应物质在其位移或运动小于反应物质的位移或运动时经历给定替换的任何装置。 该属性使得能够更容易地控制WEC的尺寸（例如，更小）。