1860 results about "Wave power" patented technology

An electromagnetic-radiation power-supply mechanism includes a microwave power introduction port provided on the side of the coaxial waveguide, a power line being connected to the microwave power introduction port; and a power supply antenna for radiating the electromagnetic wave power into the waveguide, the power supply antenna being connected to the power line. The power supply antenna includes an antenna body having a first pole connected to the power line and a second pole connected to an inner conductor of the waveguide; and a ring-shaped reflection portion extending from opposite sides of the antenna body.

An impulse-type "wave motor" employs a seabed-mounted or supported structure mounting a wave energy absorbing panel on a hinged lever arm for reciprocation motion to obtain optimal absorption of wave energy from wave motion in the sea. For deepwater wavelengths of L, the panel is optimally positioned in a region within L / 2 depth from the sea surface. The panel motion is coupled by a connecting rod to a fluid pump which generates a high-pressure fluid output that may be used to drive a reverse osmosis desalination unit or to produce other useful work. Seawater or brackish water may be desalinated through reverse osmosis membranes to produce water quality for consumption, agricultural, or other uses. The submerged operating environment of the device in a region of one-half the design wavelength provides the maximum available energy flux and forced oscillations. The pump may be of the positive-displacement piston type, plunger type, or multi-staging driver type, or a variable volume pump.

A wave-power unit has a floating body and a rotating electric generator mechanically connected to the floating body. A mechanical movement transmitter is arranged for transmission of vertical movements of the floating body to rotary movements of the generator rotor. A wave-power plant employs a plurality of wave-power units. Use of the wave-power unit and a method of generating electric energy as described.

A machine and a process to produce compressed air by sea waves, using the weight of the floating platform with its fixture using its up and down movement to compress air in both directions to absorb the maximum energy of that wave in a direct drive bidirectional pump with a single piston wherein the kinetic energy and wave bouncy force is used to compress ambient air as stored energy. This unique arrangement doubles air volume for compression in both directions in any single wave curve, doubles the energy production in both upper and lower chambers of the pump and multiplies the “psi” based on the float thrust area against the size of the piston in the pump. The preferred embodiment can be used as a stand alone unit as well as in array formation for the desired output 24 / 7.

The present invention relates to a wave-power unit having a floating body (3) which is connected by a connection means (4) to the rotor (7) of an electric linear generator (5). The stator (6) is anchored in the sea bed (1). In accordance with the invention the rotor (7) is permanently magnetic and the stator (6) comprises winding forming a plurality of poles distributed in the direction of movement of the rotor. The invention also relates to a wave-power plant composed of a number of wave-power units in accordance with the invention. The invention also relates to the use of the claimed wave-power unit, a method of generating electric energy, a system of components for the manufacture of a linear generator for a wave-power unit in accordance with the invention, and to a method of manufacturing such a linear generator.

Disclosed is a wave powered electric generating device for generating electric power from wave-driven water body in a fast, easy, inexpensive, and efficient manner such that the set up has less configurational complexity, involves easy installation and maintainability. The wave powered electric generating device comprises: a plurality of buoyant members capable of floating in a wave-driven water body, wherein one of the buoyant members comprises at least one electric generator, and a transmission system; and interconnecting mechanism for connecting the buoyant members, wherein the transmission system is configured to convert a wave motion of the wave-driven water body to a rotary motion, the transmission system is capable of transmitting the rotary motion to the electric generator for producing electric power.

In an RF power supply for supplying RF power to a plasma load, reflected wave power control is performed in which the reflected wave power of an RF generator is detected and the RF generator is controlled. For a short-time variation in reflected wave power, control is performed based on a peak value variation in the detection value of reflected wave power. For a long-time variation in reflected wave power, control is performed based on a variation in a smoothed value obtained by smoothing detection values of reflected wave power. A reflected wave power control loop system includes a reflected wave power peak value dropping loop system and an arc blocking system that perform control based on a peak variation in reflected wave power and a reflected wave power amount dropping loop system that performs control based on a smoothed power amount of reflected wave power.

A method and apparatus for harnessing power associated with ocean waves and converting that power into electricity. The apparatus is a buoy that houses a vertically oriented central shaft, a pendulum, and a generator. As the buoy tilts from the vertical under the influence of wave motion, the pendulum is accelerated and rotates about the central shaft. A centrally-placed generator is mechanically coupled to, and driven by, the rotating pendulum so that the pendulum's kinetic energy is converted into electricity. The electricity may be stored at or near the buoy or transferred to a remote facility. Moreover, a fin array located along the bottom of the buoy serves as an anti-torque mechanism and improves the operational efficiency of the electricity production. The method involves employing use of the centrally located generator and the fin array to efficiently harness wave power.

Provided are static and free-floating breakwater apparatuses that utilize a rocking panel (or beach) to dissipate wave energy. At the same time, such rocking motion can in certain embodiments be used to generate electrical power. Generally speaking, the breakwater apparatuses use a buoyant element, such as an open-bottomed hollow chamber and / or a ballast tank to resist the wave's force.

The wave powered (WP) propulsion systems developed in great amount for boats are not in use because of small effectiveness caused by rocking process reducing propellor stroke relatively water. Submarines and special quasi-dipped watercrafts deprived of this disadvantage. Their bodies keeps stable the propellors mounted on conning towers or special props owing to the body's great mass. This factor multiplies the WP propellor effectiveness meeting Navy and Merchant fleet requirements. The invention includes designs of: spare WP propulsion plant embedded into submarine diving rudders or folded into pockets of the submarine sail, quasi-dipped watercraft carrying multiple foil WP propulsion system, quasi-dipped tug towing submerged tank, self optimized foil propellor. Experiences with submarine models equipped by the WP propellers have shown excellent results. Expected velocities for submarine 4-7 knots, for the quasi-dipped watercraft 5-15 knots. The folded spare WP propulsion plant does not interrupt submarine functioning.

Described herein are marine devices and methods that convert mechanical energy in one or more waves to mechanical energy that is better suited for conversion into electrical energy. The marine devices employ a mechanical energy conversion system that harnesses wave energy and converts it into limited motion that is suitable for input to an electrical energy generator.

A fleet of vessels attached together longitudinally (rows), and transversely (columns) and operating in unison convert wave energy to electrical energy which is stored in either a chemical or electrical form. The vessels when detached from the fleet provide transportation to coastal or by navigable waterway ports of call for distribution to market centers. Both wind wave and swell wave energy conversion is performed by use of the differential motion between the vessels. Means are provided for the energy conversion systems to adapt to changes in wave direction, wave length, amplitude, and phase. Such vessels are self powered for off shore or inland waterway navigation, either singularly or in multiples, with which to deliver energy to other sea going vessels or to land based ports of call. Two or more of such vessels are capable of using the energy of waves during the delivery process. The fleet can maintain a designated geographical location by dynamic positioning. Alternatively, the fleet may maintain its designated position by moorage of a designated centrally located vessel in the fleet to a permanent anchoring system when operating at appropriate depths.

A wave energy converter (WEC) includes a float tending to move in phase with the waves, a spar tending to move out of phase with the float and power take off device (PTO) coupled between the float and spar for converting their relative motion into useful energy. The PTO includes a rack and pinion mechanism which drives a high-torque, multi-pole, permanent magnet generator (PMG) to produce electrical signals of relatively high frequency relative to the frequency of the waves and the basic motion of the rack and pinion mechanism. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the rack and pinion mechanism may be located within the spar which may be hermetically sealed by a sealing mechanism which allows a thrust rod coupled between the float and spar to move up and down with little friction to ensure efficient operation. In addition, a braking arrangement is provided for inhibiting relative motion between the float and spar during extreme severe wave conditions. In this way, the pinion gears and generators need only be sized for the operational wave conditions.

The invention discloses a measuring method for electrical resistivity of electromagnetic waves while drilling, comprising the following steps: generating an electromagnetic wave power signal with specific frequency; emitting the electromagnetic wave power signal into a ground layer through an emitting antenna coil; receiving two electromagnetic wave power signals including measured ground layer information through two receiving antenna coils so as to generate two paths of electromagnetic wave power signals including the measured ground layer information; carrying out band-pass filtering to the two paths of the electromagnetic wave power signals including the measured ground layer information, and carrying out AD sampling to the two paths of the electromagnetic wave power signals including the measured ground information which is subjected to the band-pass filtering so as to generate two paths of electromagnetic sampling digital signals; carrying out frequency mixing transformation and low-pass filtering to the electromagnetic wave sampling digital signals so as to generate amplitude value information and phase information; generating amplitude value ratio and phase difference according to the amplitude value information and the phase information; and generating an electrical resistivity drawing board of the electromagnetic wave power sinals in a chart inversion method according to the amplitude value ratio and the phase difference. An embodiment of the invention also discloses a measuring device for the electrical resistivity of the electromagnetic waves while drilling.

Systems are provided for obtaining electrical energy from sea waves using deflectable material, especially EAP (electro-active polymers) type SSM (stretchable synthetic material) that generates electricity when an electrostatic charge is applied to the polymer and it is stretched. In one system (10), a buoyant element (12) has upper and lower parts (14, 22) connected by a quantity (36) of SSM, with the lower part anchored at a fixed height above the sea floor (24) and with the upper part movable vertically to stretch and relax the SSM as waves pass over. In another system (50) the buoy is rigid, but is anchored to the sea floor by at least one line (60) that includes, or is connected to at least a length (64) of SSM material. In still another system (160) a plurality of rigid buoys (162) that float on the sea surface, are connected in tandem by SMM (166, 172) that is stretched and relaxed as the buoys pivot relative to each other in following the waves. The buoys preferably lie with at least 80% of their volume below the average sea surface.

Method of cyclic anchoring itinerant (CAI) propulsion uses a phenomenon of anchored float horizontal motion as wave rises. The method repeats a cycle: Detaching the anchor from an immobile medium as a wave begins descent; Accelerating it in new position as the wave descends; Reattaching it to said medium as a wave rises. The medium can be railway or water. Respectively a trolley or a glider works as the anchor. To drag as anchor the glider orients perpendicular to the link. Improvements: adding an auxiliary propeller accelerating the glider, connecting bow and aft gliders with a single boom, making it telescopic, adding a small submarine hull for permanent observation water space, scientific researches, entertainment. The method allows to reequip watercrafts to all-weather, ocean going watercrafts with an unlimited range of operation. These solutions can be widely used in marine rescue remedies. Experimental models of CAI propulsion system show remarkable results.

Disclosed is a wave powered electric generating device for generating electric power from wave-driven water body in a fast, easy, inexpensive, and efficient manner such that the set up has less configurational complexity, involves easy installation and maintainability. The wave powered electric generating device comprises: a plurality of buoyant members capable of floating in a wave-driven water body, wherein one of the buoyant members comprises at least one electric generator, and a transmission system; and interconnecting mechanism for connecting the buoyant members, wherein the transmission system is configured to convert a wave motion of the wave-driven water body to a rotary motion, the transmission system is capable of transmitting the rotary motion to the electric generator for producing electric power.

A wave energy converter (WEC) system includes first and second bodies which can move relative to each other in response to waves and a power-take-off (PTO) device coupled between the two bodies to convert their relative motion into energy. A sensor is used to sense selected characteristics of an incoming wave and produce signals which are applied to a control computer for predicting the impact of the incoming waves on the WEC. Simultaneously, signals indicative of the actual conditions (e.g. the velocity) of the WEC are also supplied to the control computer which is programmed to process the predicted and actual information in order to generate appropriate signals (forces) to the components of the WEC such that the average wave power captured by the PTO is maximized.

A wave-powered device having enhanced motion. The device including first, second, and third barges, with the second barge having a first reservoir and a second reservoir. The first and second reservoirs being coupled by a first passageway to permit a first fluid to selectively and passively move between the first and second reservoirs in a predetermined manner to increase the pitching moment of the second barge while the second barge pitches while floating over waves. A first coupling mechanism is coupled between the first and second barges to enable the first and second barges to move relative to one another, and a second coupling mechanism is coupled between the second and third barges to enable the second and third barges to move relative to one another.

The invention discloses a method for automatically testing parameters of a millimeter wave power amplifier and a system. The system comprises the structure that a millimeter wave excitation signal power control unit of a piece to be tested is connected with a millimeter wave excitation signal power generation unit of the piece to be tested; a millimeter wave excitation signal power detection unit of the piece to be tested is connected with the millimeter wave excitation signal power control unit of the piece to be tested; the input end of the piece to be tested is connected with the millimeter wave excitation signal power detection unit of the piece to be tested; the output end of the piece to be tested is connected with the millimeter wave excitation signal power detection unit of the piece to be tested; a direct current signal supply unit of the piece to be tested is connected with the piece to be tested; and a test system control unit is respectively connected with the millimeter wave excitation signal power generation unit of the piece to be tested, the millimeter wave excitation signal power detection unit of the piece to be tested, the direct current signal supply unit of the piece to be tested and an output signal detection unit of the piece to be tested. According to the method and the system disclosed by the invention, the automatic test of multiple millimeter wave power parameters is realized; the difficulty in lacking of test equipment is overcome; and the defects of manual test efficiency, low accuracy, uncertain factors and the like are avoided.

A method for generation of gasses contained in a salt solution in accomplished by disposing automated, floating wave power collection vessels in waters distant from shore, the vessels navigating within one or more predetermined geographic zones, having suitable wave conditions for such operation. The wave power devices generating electricity and the gasses are extracted from the salt solution by electrolysis. Automated storage vessels are used as shuttles to deliver the gasses to shore facilities.

A wave power assembly comprising a hull and a linear electric generator. The rotor is connected to the hull and the stator is arranged to be anchored at a sea / lake bottom. The generator is provided with an electromagnetic damping means in order to keep the pulsations of the axial force exerted by the stator on the rotor at a relatively low level, which damping means comprises geometric arrangement adapted herefor of at least some one of the stator winding, the stator slots and the rotor magnets. The invention also relates to a wave power plant built up from wave power assemblies according to the invention. Furthermore, the invention relates to a use of the wave power assembly and a method for generation of electric energy.

A method and apparatus for harnessing power associated with ocean waves and converting that power into electricity. The apparatus is a buoy that houses a vertically oriented central shaft, a pendulum, and a generator. As the buoy tilts from the vertical under the influence of wave motion, the pendulum is accelerated and rotates about the central shaft. A centrally-placed generator is mechanically coupled to, and driven by, the rotating pendulum so that the pendulum's kinetic energy is converted into electricity. The electricity may be stored at or near the buoy or transferred to a remote facility. Moreover, a fin array located along the bottom of the buoy serves as an anti-torque mechanism and improves the operational efficiency of the electricity production. The method involves employing use of the centrally located generator and the fin array to efficiently harness wave power.

The invention relates to a pendulum wave power generating device which structurally comprises a base, a swinging plate and a transmitting device. The swinging plate is arranged in seawater and connected with the transmitting device through a swinging plate shaft. The transmitting device comprises a first bevel gear, a second bevel gear and a third bevel gear, wherein the first bevel gear is fixed on the swinging plate shaft, the second bevel gear and the third bevel gear are coaxially arranged and are symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the first bevel gear, the second bevel gear and the third bevel gear are meshed with the first bevel gear, the second bevel gear and the third bevel gear are respectively connected with an output shaft through ratchet clutches, and the output shaft is connected with a power generator through a coupler. By means of the transmitting device and the ratchet clutches, the reciprocating motion of the swinging plate is converted into one-way output. Thus, output always faces in the same direction no matter what direction the swinging plate rotates in, and full wave absorption is achieved. The pendulum wave power generating device has the advantages of being stable in energy output, high in transmitting efficiency, simple and compact in structure, small in size, low in cost and the like.

The present invention relates to a wave energy conversion device (1), for use in relatively shallow water, which has a base portion (2) for anchoring to the bed of a body of water (6) and an upstanding flap portion (8) pivotally connected (12) to the base portion. The flap portion is biased to the vertical and oscillates, backwards and forwards about the vertical in response to wave motion acting on its faces. Power extraction means extract energy from the movement of the flap portion. When the base portion (2) is anchored to the bed of a body of water (6) with the flap portion (8) facing the wave motion, the base portion (2) and the flap portion (8) extend vertically through at least the entire depth of the water, to present a substantially continuous surface to the wave motion throughout the full depth of water from the wave crest to the sea bed. A plurality of devices can be interconnected to form one system. The distance between the plurality of flaps is dependent on the wavelength.

A vertical motion wave power generator having a flotation device, a vertical support structure fixed to the ocean bottom, and a single power shaft attached rotatably to the flotation device. By the use of a pair of one-way clutches the single power shaft converts the up and down motion of ocean waves into continuous unidirectional rotational force to drive an electric generator. The power shaft, transmission, and generator are all attached to the flotation device and move up and down in unison with the flotation device.