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公开(公告)号:US20180258904A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-13
申请号:US15554639
申请日:2015-03-09
CPC分类号: F03B13/20 , B63B3/14 , B63B21/507 , B63B35/44 , B63B2003/147 , B63B2035/4466 , F01D15/10 , F03B13/187 , F03B13/1875 , F03B15/08 , F04B53/10 , F05B2240/40 , F05B2240/931 , Y02E10/32 , Y02E10/38
摘要: The invention comprises a hydraulic pump, wherein wave energy is used to pump a fluid. The apparatus utilizes the oscillation of the free surface of a water column within a moon pool on a floating vessel to lift a floating pump unit. After reaching a peak elevation induced by a passing wave, the gravitational forces on the floater pressurizes and moves a fluid using structurally linked pistons within fixed cylinders on the vessel during the downward return motion of the floater. The pressurized fluid can then be used in a variety of applications including the generation of electricity via hydroelectric turbines.