公开(公告)号：US09103315B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-11

申请号：US12808653

申请日：2008-12-17

申请人： Alan Robert Burns ,  Petru Tinc ,  Matt Keys

发明人： Alan Robert Burns ,  Petru Tinc ,  Matt Keys

IPC分类号： F03B13/18 ,  F04B17/00 ,  F03B13/14

CPC分类号： F03B13/14 ,  F03B13/187 ,  F05B2220/707 ,  F05B2240/97 ,  F05B2250/241 ,  Y02E10/38

摘要： A buoyant actuator (19) for coupling wave motion to a device operable in response to wave motion in a body of water. The buoyant actuator (19) comprises a generally spherical body (20) defining an exterior surface and a hollow interior adapted to contain water received from the body of water. The exterior surface comprises a plurality of facets (101) which are tessellated. Typically, there are 36 facets (101), of which 12 comprise generally pentagonal facets (105) and 24 comprise generally hexagonal facets (107). The body (20) comprises a plurality of openings (143) for fluid flow between the hollow interior and the surrounding body of water. A closure configured as a flap (145) is provided for each opening (143) to block or at least inhibit fluid flow therethrough, the closure being adapted to move away from the opening to permit fluid flow therethrough in response to a predetermined fluid pressure differential imposed thereon between the hollow interior and the surrounding body of water. The exterior surface of the body (20) is configured to viscously couple with water surrounding the body (20). The viscous coupling between the surrounding water and the exterior surface of the body (20) provides added effective mass to the buoyant actuator (19) which is additional to the physical mass of the buoyant actuator and the mass of the volume of water contained in the body.

摘要翻译： 用于将波浪运动耦合到响应于水体中的波浪运动而可操作的装置的浮力致动器（19）。 浮力致动器（19）包括限定外表面的大致球形体（20）和适于容纳从水体吸收的水的中空内部。 外表面包括镶嵌的多个小面（101）。 通常，存在36个小面（101），其中12个通常包括五边形面（105），而24包括大致六边形面（107）。 主体（20）包括用于流体在中空内部和周围水体之间流动的多个开口（143）。 为每个开口（143）提供构造为翼片（145）的封闭件以阻挡或至少阻止流体流过其中，所述封闭件适于远离开口移动以允许流体响应于预定的流体压差而流过其中 在中空内部和周围水体之间施加。 主体（20）的外表面构造成与身体（20）周围的水粘合地结合。 周围水和主体（20）的外表面之间的粘性耦合为浮力致动器（19）提供附加的有效质量，浮力致动器（19）除了浮力致动器的物理质量外，还包括在 身体。

公开(公告)号：US20120102938A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-03

申请号：US12808653

申请日：2008-12-17

申请人： Alan Robert Burns ,  Petru Tinc ,  Matt Keys

发明人： Alan Robert Burns ,  Petru Tinc ,  Matt Keys

IPC分类号： F03B13/18

CPC分类号： F03B13/14 ,  F03B13/187 ,  F05B2220/707 ,  F05B2240/97 ,  F05B2250/241 ,  Y02E10/38

摘要： A buoyant actuator (19) for coupling wave motion to a device operable in response to wave motion in a body of water. The buoyant actuator (19) comprises a generally spherical body (20) defining an exterior surface and a hollow interior adapted to contain water received from the body of water. The exterior surface comprises a plurality of facets (101) which are tessellated. Typically, there are 36 facets (101), of which 12 comprise generally pentagonal facets (105) and 24 comprise generally hexagonal facets (107). The body (20) comprises a plurality of openings (143) for fluid flow between the hollow interior and the surrounding body of water. A closure configured as a flap (145) is provided for each opening (143) to block or at least inhibit fluid flow therethrough, the closure being adapted to move away from the opening to permit fluid flow therethrough in response to a predetermined fluid pressure differential imposed thereon between the hollow interior and the surrounding body of water. The exterior surface of the body (20) is configured to viscously couple with water surrounding the body (20). The viscous coupling between the surrounding water and the exterior surface of the body (20) provides added effective mass to the buoyant actuator (19) which is additional to the physical mass of the buoyant actuator and the mass of the volume of water contained in the body.

摘要翻译： 用于将波浪运动耦合到响应于水体中的波浪运动而可操作的装置的浮力致动器（19）。 浮力致动器（19）包括限定外表面的大致球形体（20）和适于容纳从水体吸收的水的中空内部。 外表面包括镶嵌的多个小面（101）。 通常，存在36个小面（101），其中12个通常包括五边形面（105），而24包括大致六边形面（107）。 主体（20）包括用于流体在中空内部和周围水体之间流动的多个开口（143）。 为每个开口（143）提供构造为翼片（145）的封闭件以阻挡或至少阻止流体流过其中，所述封闭件适于远离开口移动以允许流体响应于预定的流体压差而流过其中 在中空内部和周围水体之间施加。 主体（20）的外表面构造成与身体（20）周围的水粘合地结合。 周围水和主体（20）的外表面之间的粘性耦合为浮力致动器（19）提供附加的有效质量，浮力致动器（19）除了浮力致动器的物理质量外，还包括在 身体。