公开(公告)号：US10273931B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-30

申请号：US15562440

申请日：2016-03-29

申请人： OLCON ENGINEERING AB

发明人： Johnny Ohlsson

IPC分类号： F03B13/10 ,  F03B13/12 ,  F03B13/18 ,  F03B13/20

摘要： A wave power station for conversion and storage of energy from waves in an ocean or a sea includes a wave energy absorbing unit including a first floating body connected to a vertically hanging counterweight via a drive line and a drive wheel, a power generating unit including at least one power generation unit for conversion of wave energy, connected to a drive shaft, and a power accumulating unit including at least one power accumulator for storage of generated wave power. The power generating unit and the power accumulating unit are arranged in a second floating body firmly anchored under the first floating body to the ocean bed or sea bed. The drive line is connected to the at least one power generation unit via the drive wheel, and a coupling and transmission unit arranged on the drive shaft for driving of the at least one power generation unit via the up and down movements of the drive line in time with the wave movements.

公开(公告)号：US20190113018A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-18

申请号：US16159712

申请日：2018-10-15

申请人： Dinh Chinh Nguyen

发明人： Dinh Chinh Nguyen

IPC分类号： F03B13/18

摘要： The present invention related to the ocean wave energy exploiting and storing device for electricity generation. The device consists of one hollow pillar (1), the pillar has a base to install the platform (3) and a slot for the hydraulic cylinder (2). The weight-loaded type accumulator (4) is installed within the pillar; two work platform (3) and (13) installed separately which work independently on each other. The first platform (3) covers the head of the pillar above the sea level and can move up and down. The level arm (6) is equipped with the hydraulic cylinder (9 via a swivel joint (10). There is a buoy (12) installed on the other end of the level arm. The second platform (13) is placed on the head of the pressing axle (5) above the first one (3).

公开(公告)号：US10227961B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-12

申请号：US14681568

申请日：2015-04-08

申请人： Mile Dragic

发明人： Mile Dragic

IPC分类号： F03B13/18

摘要： The present invention relates to the utilization of wave energy and its conversion into operating motion of an electrical energy generating system. The system for generation of electrical energy through the conversion of aquatic wave motion includes floating bodies and a constant rotation mechanism, which converts the two-way linear motion of an inflexible transmission shaft or a flexible transmission shafts into one-way rotation of an output shaft of the constant rotation mechanism. This mechanism allows utilization of wave energy in two directions caused by the rise and fall of waves. The output shaft of the constant rotation mechanism is coupled to a force multiplier that is further coupled to a generator which generates electrical energy. Constant rotation mechanism can be driven by inflexible transmission shaft pivotally coupled to the floating bodies at one end, and the other end to an input gear of the constant rotation mechanism. Depending on the height of the wave and the wavelength, various constructions of floating bodies are used. Certain floating bodies are designed for the waves of a smaller amplitude and smaller wavelength, while other floating bodies are designed for bigger amplitude and bigger wavelength.

公开(公告)号：US20190048844A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-14

申请号：US16076604

申请日：2017-02-10

申请人： SMALLE TECHNOLOGIES, S.L.

发明人： Rubén CARBALLO ESCRIBANO ,  Miguel J. ARANDA RASCÓN ,  Carlos JORDA CAMPOS ,  Javier GARCÍA ÁLVAREZ ,  Hector MARTÍN ROMÁN ,  Alejandro MARTÍNEZ PÉREZ ,  Falko DÖRING

IPC分类号： F03B13/18 ,  F03B13/20

摘要： A device for converting wave energy into electrical energy has a sliding mass, a guide for the sliding mass, an electric generator provided with a rotor, a rotor shaft integral with the rotor, a first mechanism that connects the sliding mass to the rotor shaft and can convert the motion of the sliding mass on the guide into a rotational motion of the rotor shaft, and a second mechanism interposed between the first mechanism and the rotor shaft to provide the rotor with an one-way rotation, regardless of the direction of motion of the sliding mass. A floating apparatus may include such a device.

公开(公告)号：US20190040840A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-07

申请号：US16153688

申请日：2018-10-05

申请人： Rohrer Technologies, Inc.

发明人： John W. Rohrer

IPC分类号： F03B13/18 ,  F03B13/10

CPC分类号： F03B13/182 ,  F03B13/10 ,  F03B13/1855 ,  F03B13/20 ,  F05B2270/18

摘要： A means for improving the motion stability of a floating, semi-submerged, or submerged body used in, multi-capture-mode wave energy converters (WECs) having two or more bodies, against wave-induced heave, surge, and pitching forces, while reducing the size, mass and cost of such bodies or bases, thus improving the relative motion and hence capture efficiency of such WECs over a broad spectrum of wave periods and wave heights. Stabilizing counter moments against wave-induced motion are substituted by strategic placement of drag plates or planes entraining seawater mass or water-filled cavities within, or attached to, the bases and/or at least one tensioned seabed-affixed cable. The base or reaction-body stabilizing means is disclosed in a two-body multi-capture-mode, deep-water, surface-deployed, wave-terminator-type WEC to concurrently increase wave energy capture efficiency and reduce the volume, mass, and capital cost of the WEC's stabilized reaction body or base.

公开(公告)号：US10174740B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-08

申请号：US15025368

申请日：2013-09-26

申请人： Mitsuteru Kimura ,  NPO Renewable Hydrogen Network

发明人： Mitsuteru Kimura

IPC分类号： F03B13/20 ,  F03B13/18

摘要： A wave activated electric power generating system is durable even if exposed to a rainstorm, extremely simple in structure and highly efficient. A motion transfer medium rendering the rotary part of an electric generator less liable to produce slipping and a rotation transform member adapted to rotate while fitting with the motion transfer medium in movement are also provided. The system includes a buoy floating on the sea or lake so as to move up and down with the waves, and an underwater motion restrainer suspended underwater by water resistance, or submerged by its own weight on the sea or lake floor. Vertical movement of the buoy relative to the underwater motion restrainer is converted and transferred by the motion transfer medium in the form of an elongate rope vertically moving under the weight of an element to operate the rotary electric generator securely connected to the buoy.

公开(公告)号：US10167843B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-01

申请号：US14357102

申请日：2012-11-08

申请人： Marine Power Systems Ltd

发明人： Graham Foster

IPC分类号： F03B13/18 ,  F03B13/16 ,  F03B13/20

摘要： The generator comprises: at least one energy capturing float (2) which is movable in response to wave motion; a reaction member (1) to be positioned below the energy capturing float; connecting lines (4a, 4b,4c,4d) for connecting the at least one energy capturing float to the reaction member and defining a spacing (D3) between the energy capturing float and the reaction member; energy converters (3a,3b,3c,3d) for converting relative movement between the reaction member and at least one respective energy capturing float to useful energy. The generator includes depth setting means such as adjustable lines (8a,8b) connected to auxiliary floats (7a,7b) or adjustable mooring lines (9a,9b 9c,9d) securing the reaction member to the sea bed B for setting the depth (D1) of the reaction member in the sea.

公开(公告)号：US20180372060A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-27

申请号：US15776396

申请日：2016-11-16

申请人： Min Shy JUNG

发明人： Min Shy JUNG

IPC分类号： F03B13/18 ,  B63B35/44 ,  F16H19/06

摘要： The present invention relates to an autonomous power generating device using gravity and buoyancy, an autonomous power generating device using a structure, and a marine boundary light using same. To this end, the present invention forms a rotating module having at least one rotating body provided on a rotating shaft and a power transmitting gear provided on one side end of the rotating shaft, a rope is hung to touch the rotating body of the rotating module and moves upward and downward, a buoyant body is provided on one side end of the rope, a tensioning body is provided on the other side end to vary the vertical force with the buoyant body, and the rotating force of the power transmitting gear of the rotating module is sequentially transmitted to a drive gear and a generator. Therefore, a fluctuation in water level can effectively be converted into an up-and-down vertical movement of the buoyant body.

公开(公告)号：US20180355836A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：US16108287

申请日：2018-08-22

申请人： Norwegian University of Science and Technology

发明人： Jørgen Hals TODALSHAUG

IPC分类号： F03B13/18 ,  F03B13/20

CPC分类号： F03B13/181 ,  F03B13/1845 ,  F03B13/1885 ,  F03B13/1895 ,  F03B13/20 ,  F05B2260/502 ,  Y02E10/38

摘要： A wave energy convertor for extracting energy from ocean waves. The wave energy convertor may include a buoy arranged to oscillate relative to a reference point about an equilibrium position and a negative spring device connected between the buoy and the reference point, wherein the negative spring device is for applying a positive force in the direction of displacement when the buoy moves away from the equilibrium position.

公开(公告)号：US10145353B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-04

申请号：US15315475

申请日：2015-06-02

申请人： Zakaria Khalil Ibrahim Doleh ,  John Lock

发明人： Zakaria Khalil Ibrahim Doleh ,  John Lock

IPC分类号： F16K1/22 ,  F03B13/18 ,  F03B13/20 ,  F16K31/54 ,  F16K31/163

摘要： A shutter valve for alternatingly allowing and stopping a high pressure water flow, such as in a device for generating energy from sea waves, comprising a tube section (201) having a rectangular cross section, wherein a multitude of vanes (202) are rotatably mounted in the tube section (201), wherein the vanes have a relatively large rectangular longitudinal cross section in a first direction, a relatively flat rectangular longitudinal cross section in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction, and a generally flat cross section in a third direction perpendicular to said first and second directions, said third direction being the axis of the vane (202), wherein the circumferential wall around the axis of each vane forms a closed water impermeable surface, wherein the axes of said multitude of vanes all extend in a parallel manner, characterized in that the distances between the axes of adjacent vanes are approximately half the distance between the outer tips of the vanes, seen in the cross section in said third direction, such that when the vanes are rotated to the closed position the lower half of the front surfaces and upper half of the back surfaces of all vanes form a single closed front surface and a single closed back surface, each in substantially a single flat plane perpendicular to the flow axis of the valve, said surfaces closing the opening of said tube section, and the other half of said front surfaces and the other half of said back surfaces of said vanes rest against each other.