Power plants – Motor having a buoyant working member – Working member actuated by the rise and fall of a surface of...
Patent
1981-03-11
1982-12-14
Truhe, J. V.
Power plants
Motor having a buoyant working member
Working member actuated by the rise and fall of a surface of...
417333, 290 53, F03B 1312
Patent
active
043632130
ABSTRACT:
A system is disclosed for converting a standard buoy design into an electrical power producing apparatus. The vertical arms slide in sleeves attached to the buoy body and terminate in feet in the form of flat discs. As the buoy bobs and pivots in the water, the resistance of the feet to motion cause the arms to reciprocate, operating pneumatic piston pumps within the buoy. These piston pumps power pneumatic turbines which activate generators for producing electrical power. The moving parts of the linkages connecting the arms to the pumps are protected by a plastic casing which keeps out sea water. The casing includes facets which act as sails. Annular wipers are provided between the arms and sleeves within which the arms reciprocate, so as to prevent sea water from seeping therebetween.
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Truhe J. V.
Wade Shelley
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