公开(公告)号：US20170226984A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-10

申请号：US15501057

申请日：2015-08-10

申请人： Bruce Gregory

发明人： Bruce Gregory

IPC分类号： F03B13/18 ,  F03B15/02

CPC分类号： F03B13/1895 ,  F03B13/18 ,  F03B15/02 ,  F05B2240/97 ,  F05B2270/18 ,  F05B2270/80 ,  F05B2280/5001 ,  Y02E10/38

摘要： A wave energy converter comprises a submerged buoyant vessel (10) that can react directly with the seabed using neutrally buoyant taut tethers (19) at depths that characterize the continental shelf. The vessel (10) is held by a taut vertical mooring line (12) of controllable length and a taut vertical upper line (17) of controllable length connected to a surface float (15). These lines (12, 17) have elastic sections, allowing the vessel (10) to follow an orbital path in response to swell from any direction. By varying the length of these lines (12, 17) the submersion of the vessel (10) can be varied dynamically according to wave height. By varying the tension of these lines (12, 17) the natural oscillation period of the vessel (10) can be varied dynamically in response to the swell period.

公开(公告)号：US20170089320A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US15283814

申请日：2016-10-03

申请人： Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology

发明人： Seung-Ho Shin ,  Key-Yong Hong ,  Tomiji Watabe

IPC分类号： F03B13/22 ,  F15B13/06 ,  F15B11/16 ,  F03B15/02 ,  F15B1/04

CPC分类号： F03B13/22 ,  F03B13/182 ,  F03B15/00 ,  F03B15/02 ,  F05B2220/706 ,  F05B2260/406 ,  F15B1/04 ,  F15B11/16 ,  F15B13/06 ,  F15B2211/50 ,  Y02E10/38

摘要： The present invention provides a controller for a pendulum type wave-power generating apparatus. Electric power produced by wave-power generation has been pointed out as being of low efficiency and more expensive than wind-power generation. To overcome the above problems, the present invention uses resonance and impedance matching of the sea waves, thus making it possible to markedly enhance the efficiency of wave-power generation. The present invention does not use a wave-height meter which is generally expensive and controls the generating apparatus in response to variation of the conditions of the sea, thus automatically maintaining the resonance and impedance matching operation, thereby making high-efficiency operation possible. As a result, the cost of the wave-power generation can be reduced, so that the wave-power generation can be widely commercialized.

公开(公告)号：US09574542B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-21

申请号：US13991241

申请日：2010-12-03

申请人： Scott Hunter ,  Ali Mohammad Baghaei Nanehkaran

发明人： Scott Hunter ,  Ali Mohammad Baghaei Nanehkaran

IPC分类号： F03B13/22 ,  F03B15/06 ,  F03B15/02

CPC分类号： F03B15/06 ,  F03B11/004 ,  F03B13/142 ,  F03B13/22 ,  F03B13/24 ,  F03B15/02 ,  F05B2210/404 ,  F05B2240/12 ,  Y02E10/226 ,  Y02E10/32 ,  Y02E10/38

摘要： This invention relates to a turbine for extracting energy from an oscillating working fluid. The turbine includes a housing defining a flow passage for the working fluid. An energy conversion unit is disposed in the housing. Flow control means is selectively movable to occlude a predetermined portion of the flow passage such that the working fluid is directed to act on a certain section of the energy conversion unit.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于从振荡工作流体中提取能量的涡轮机。 涡轮机包括限定用于工作流体的流动通道的壳体。 能量转换单元设置在壳体中。 流量控制装置选择性地可移动以阻塞流动通道的预定部分，使得工作流体被引导作用在能量转换单元的某一部分上。

公开(公告)号：US20160097369A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-07

申请号：US14869295

申请日：2015-09-29

申请人： Stephen J. Markham ,  Christopher J. Markham

发明人： Stephen J. Markham ,  Christopher J. Markham

IPC分类号： F03B13/10 ,  F03B15/02

CPC分类号： F03B13/20 ,  F03B13/1855 ,  F03B13/187 ,  F03B13/1895 ,  F05B2240/40 ,  F05B2240/95 ,  F05B2240/97 ,  Y02E10/38

摘要： A system for generating electricity in a moving water environment, including a single point of contact securing mechanism in contact with a floor of the moving water environment, the securing mechanism comprising a weight and a cable, a pump including a bottom section mechanically coupled to the securing mechanism via the cable, the bottom section comprising a water input valve and a bottom water conduit, a top section slidably coupled to the bottom section, the top portion comprising a water output valve and a top water conduit receiving water from the bottom water conduit, a spring mechanism coupled to the bottom section and the top section, and a buoyancy device coupled to the top pump section.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在移动水环境中发电的系统，包括与移动水环境的地板接触的单点接触固定机构，所述固定机构包括重物和电缆，泵包括机械地联接到所述移动水环境的底部 所述底部包括水输入阀和底部水导管，所述顶部可滑动地联接到所述底部部分，所述顶部部分包括水输出阀和从所述底部水导管接收水的顶部水管道 ，联接到底部部分和顶部部分的弹簧机构，以及联接到顶部泵部分的浮力装置。

公开(公告)号：US09145883B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-29

申请号：US13547421

申请日：2012-07-12

申请人： Lucas Ihsl

发明人： Lucas Ihsl

IPC分类号： F03B15/02 ,  F04B43/09

CPC分类号： F04B43/095

摘要： A hydraulic engine which may generate rotational power by using environmentally friendly electric energy and have improved performance and a long life span, and more particularly, environmentally friendly hydraulic power units that that may extrude a working fluid to realize an engine and has a long life span. The hydraulic engine includes: a housing; a rotor that is rotatably supported in the housing and allows rotor blades to be disposed therearound; a plurality of hydraulic power units that are disposed around the rotor to be spaced apart from one another; and an output shaft that rotates as the rotor rotates and the output shaft protrudes beyond the housing, wherein a fluid extruded from hydraulic power units pressurizes the rotor blades and generates a rotational force of the output shaft.

摘要翻译： 一种液压发动机，其可以通过使用环境友好的电能产生旋转动力并且具有改进的性能和长的使用寿命，更具体地说，可以挤出工作流体以实现发动机并具有长寿命的环境友好的液压动力单元 。 液压发动机包括：壳体; 转子，其被可旋转地支撑在壳体中并且允许将转子叶片布置在其周围; 多个液压动力单元，其设置在所述转子周围以彼此间隔开; 以及输出轴，其随着转子旋转而旋转并且输出轴突出超过壳体，其中从液压动力单元挤出的流体对转子叶片加压并产生输出轴的旋转力。

公开(公告)号：US08777554B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-15

申请号：US12870423

申请日：2010-08-27

申请人： John Lewis Baughman

发明人： John Lewis Baughman

IPC分类号： F04D27/02 ,  F04D29/18 ,  F01D5/22 ,  F01D17/00 ,  F03B15/02 ,  F01D1/24 ,  F01D13/00 ,  F04D1/08 ,  F02K3/02

CPC分类号： F02K3/075 ,  F02C3/064 ,  F02C9/20 ,  F02K3/06

摘要： A fan system is disclosed having a forward fan stage configured to pressurize an airflow and an aft fan stage having a tip-fan configured to pressurize a first portion of a pressurized air flow from the forward fan stage wherein the aft fan stage is driven by a second portion of the pressurized airflow.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种风扇系统，其具有被配置为对气流进行加压的前风扇级和具有尖端风扇的后风扇级，该风扇级配置成对来自前风扇级的加压空气流的第一部分进行加压，其中后风扇级由 加压气流的第二部分。

公开(公告)号：US20100259044A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-14

申请号：US12458448

申请日：2009-07-13

申请人： David J. Muchow

发明人： David J. Muchow

IPC分类号： F03B13/06 ,  F03B15/02 ,  E03B11/10 ,  E03B7/07

CPC分类号： H02J15/003 ,  E03B11/12 ,  F03D9/00 ,  F03D9/007 ,  F03D13/20 ,  F05B2240/911 ,  Y02A20/104 ,  Y02E10/465 ,  Y02E10/728 ,  Y02E60/17 ,  Y10T137/85954 ,  Y10T137/86035

摘要： A water tower includes a reservoir configured to store fluid. The reservoir includes a bottom surface. The water tower also includes a recirculating passageway fluidly connected to the reservoir. The recirculating passageway includes a first end connected to and located near or below the bottom surface of the reservoir, and a second end connected to the reservoir above the bottom surface of the reservoir. The water tower further includes a pump located in the recirculating passageway and configured to pump fluid through the recirculating passageway, and a fluid-driven energy generating device fluidly connected to the recirculating passageway. At least a portion of fluid directed through the energy generating device is directed through the recirculating passageway.

摘要翻译： 水塔包括构造成存储流体的储存器。 储存器包括底面。 水塔还包括流体连接到储存器的再循环通道。 再循环通道包括连接到并位于储存器的底表面附近并位于其下表面的第一端，以及连接到储存器底表面上方的储存器的第二端。 水塔还包括位于再循环通道中并被构造成泵送流体通过再循环通道的泵和流体连接到再循环通道的流体驱动能量产生装置。 引导通过能量产生装置的至少一部分流体被引导通过再循环通道。

公开(公告)号：US20100129193A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-27

申请号：US12598952

申请日：2008-05-05

申请人： Gordon David Sherrer

发明人： Gordon David Sherrer

IPC分类号： F03B15/02 ,  F03D11/00 ,  F03D3/04 ,  F03B3/18 ,  F15D1/08 ,  F03D7/06

CPC分类号： F03B3/18 ,  F03B17/062 ,  F03D3/02 ,  F03D3/0427 ,  F03D3/0436 ,  F03D9/34 ,  F03D15/00 ,  F03D15/20 ,  F05B2240/13 ,  F05B2240/133 ,  F05B2240/211 ,  F05B2240/213 ,  F05B2240/221 ,  F05B2240/40 ,  F05B2240/911 ,  F05B2240/9113 ,  F05B2250/5011 ,  F05B2250/713 ,  Y02E10/223 ,  Y02E10/28 ,  Y02E10/728 ,  Y02E10/74

摘要： Smooth, preferably variable-sweep fluid collection device surfaces disposed into opposition with wind, river, surf, ocean or tidal currents generate enhanced velocity fluid flows at length driven into onboard work-extracting disc turbines at advantageous angles of attack. Keyed to shafts turning freely through optionally extendable volutes, disc turbines comprising a dense population of smooth, axially fixed or adjustably spaced discs conducting preferably laminar flow between adjacent elements develop significant torque through boundary layer adhesion and viscous shear-stress between fluid layers. Exhaust of disc turbine throughput into divergent channels drafting into external currents of initially higher than ambient velocity and lower pressure may reduce turbine discharge backpressure, rapidly clear system throughput, and allow normally disadvantageous drag to be utilized to develop greater work generation. Gainfully turning with, instead of at odds to natural or anthropogenic currents provided, disc turbines utilized as disclosed may provide unprecedented renewable energy from fluids in motion.

摘要翻译： 与风，河流，海浪，海洋或潮汐流相对设置的平滑的，优选可变扫描的流体收集装置表面产生增强的速度流体流动，其在有利的迎角下被驱动到车上工作提取盘式涡轮机中。 通过可选择地可延伸的蜗壳自由转动的轴，盘形涡轮机包括密集的光滑的，轴向固定的或可调节间隔的盘，其优选地在相邻元件之间进行层流，通过边界层粘附和流体层之间的粘性剪切应力产生显着的扭矩。 将盘式涡轮机吞吐量排放到最初高于环境速度和较低压力的外部电流中的发散通道的排气可能会降低涡轮排放背压，快速清除系统吞吐量，并允许利用通常不利的阻力来开发更大的工作量。 与所提供的天然或人为流不同，而不是奇怪地转动，所公开的盘式涡轮机可以提供运动中流体中前所未有的可再生能源。

公开(公告)号：US5090872A

公开(公告)日：1992-02-25

申请号：US441639

申请日：1989-11-27

申请人： Takao Kuwabara ,  Ezo Kita ,  Isao Yokoyama ,  Hiroto Nakagawa ,  Yasuteru Oono

发明人： Takao Kuwabara ,  Ezo Kita ,  Isao Yokoyama ,  Hiroto Nakagawa ,  Yasuteru Oono

IPC分类号： F03B15/04 ,  F03B15/02 ,  F03B15/08 ,  F04B49/06 ,  F04D15/00 ,  F04D15/02

CPC分类号： F04D15/029 ,  F04B49/065 ,  F04D15/0027 ,  F04D15/0066 ,  Y02E10/226

摘要： A method of detecting a counterflow in a pump comprises providing with detecting means for detecting variations in the discharge pressure of the pump and signal analyzing means for analyzing oscillation components contained in an output signal from the pressure detecting means, and detecting the pump's operating point to have entered a counterflow characteristic operation region when a waveform of the detection signal generated in association with the variations in the discharge pressure of the pump exhibits a predetermined spectrum distribution. Further, when it is detected that the operating point enters a counterflow characteristic operation region, the escape from that region is performed by temporally throttling the guide vane and temporally increasing the rotating speed.

摘要翻译： 一种在泵中检测逆流的方法，包括提供检测装置，用于检测泵的排出压力的变化;以及信号分析装置，用于分析包含在来自压力检测装置的输出信号中的振荡分量，并且检测泵的工作点 当与泵的排出压力的变化相关联地生成的检测信号的波形呈现预定的频谱分布时，进入逆流特性操作区域。 此外，当检测到工作点进入逆流特性操作区域时，通过对导向叶片进行暂时节流并且暂时提高转速来执行从该区域的逸出。

公开(公告)号：US4318004A

公开(公告)日：1982-03-02

申请号：US31786

申请日：1979-04-20

申请人： Sachio Tsunoda

发明人： Sachio Tsunoda

IPC分类号： F03B15/02 ,  F03B3/10 ,  F03B13/06 ,  F03B15/04

CPC分类号： F03B3/10 ,  F03B13/06 ,  F05B2200/11 ,  Y02E10/22 ,  Y02E10/223 ,  Y02E10/226 ,  Y02E60/17 ,  Y10S415/91

摘要： Disclosed are a method of pumping up electric power generation and an apparatus therefor which comprises a single-speed reversible pump-turbine and a booster pump, hydraulically coupling and driving the pump-turbine in series with the booster pump to perform pumping with the sum of respective pump total heads of the pump-turbine and the booster pump, and generating electric power by an average turbine net head affecting the pump-turbine without employing the booster pump, the ratio of the average pump total head to the average turbine net head of the pump-turbine being selected at the range from 0.82 to 1.0 and the ratio of average pump total head of the booster to the average turbine net head being selected at the range of from 0.23 to 0.05.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种泵送发电的方法及其装置，其包括单速可逆泵 - 涡轮机和增压泵，与增压泵串联并驱动泵式水轮机，以与泵 泵涡轮机和增压泵的相应的泵总头部，并且通过影响泵水轮机的平均涡轮机网头而不使用增压泵来产生电力，平均泵总头与平均涡轮机净头的比例 所述泵浦涡轮机选择在0.82至1.0的范围内，并且所述增压器的平均泵总头与所述平均涡轮机净平衡头的比值在0.23至0.05的范围内选择。