WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER

A wave energy converter located on the seabed extracts the potential energy in a wave transiting over the wave energy converter. The converter includes a vessel arranged so that its longitudinal axis is located near seabed so that an upstream opening near one end sits below the crest of the wave whe...

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1. Verfasser:	WANNI, AMAR S
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	BLASTING GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS HEATING INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO MACHINES OR ENGINES OTHER THANNON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, TO WIND MOTORS,TO NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS, AND TO GENERATING COMBUSTIONPRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGH VELOCITY INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUSSUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04 LIGHTING MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGYGENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE WEAPONS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS
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Zusammenfassung:	A wave energy converter located on the seabed extracts the potential energy in a wave transiting over the wave energy converter. The converter includes a vessel arranged so that its longitudinal axis is located near seabed so that an upstream opening near one end sits below the crest of the wave when and a downstream opening near the other end sits below the trough of the wave. Repetitive waves flowing over the converter cause a cyclic difference in the weight of the water above the openings. This cyclic weight differential in turn creates a horizontal cyclic force acting on the piston, which in turn acts on a hydraulic cylinder to create a high-pressure hydraulic fluid. A vertical embodiment operating on similar principles is also disclosed. L'invention concerne un convertisseur d'énergie houlomotrice situé sur le fond marin qui extrait l'énergie potentielle dans une vague transitant par le convertisseur d'énergie houlomotrice. Le convertisseur comprend un caisson disposé de telle manière que son axe longitudinal se trouve à proximité du fond marin de sorte qu'une ouverture en amont à proximité d'une extrémité se trouve au-dessous de la crête de la vague et une ouverture en aval à proximité de l'autre extrémité se trouve au-dessous du creux de la vague. Des vagues répétitives qui s'écoulent sur le convertisseur provoquent une différence cyclique dans le poids de l'eau au-dessus des ouvertures. Ce de différentiel de poids cyclique crée à son tour une force cyclique horizontale agissant sur le piston qui, à son tour, agit sur un vérin hydraulique pour créer un fluide hydraulique à haute pression. L'invention concerne également un mode de réalisation vertical fonctionnant selon des principes similaires.