Turbine system and method for extracting energy from waves,...

Details Turbine system and method for extracting energy from waves,... Turbine system and method for extracting energy from waves,...

2011-08-23

2011-08-23

Verdier, Christopher (Department: 3745)

Fluid reaction surfaces (i.e., impellers)

Method of operation

C416S195000, C416S19600R, C416S19700C, C416S20000R, C416S202000, C416S21000A, C416S211000, C416S084000, C416SDIG004, C416S246000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08002523

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for harvesting fluid energy including a wave turbine consisting of a long shaft having pairs of buckets positioned at intervals along the shaft and rotated 90 degrees from each adjacent pair. Each bucket is connected at an offset angle with respect to a plane that is normal to the shaft. When adapted for harnessing wave energy, the shaft is elevated above water surface and positioned at an oblique angle to the prevailing wave fronts. Each bucket is positively buoyant, so that buckets capture both potential and kinetic wave energy.

REFERENCES:
patent: 747775 (1903-12-01), Roberts
patent: 3930750 (1976-01-01), Schultz
patent: 4015911 (1977-04-01), Darvishian
patent: 4137005 (1979-01-01), Comstock
patent: 4296602 (1981-10-01), Hales et al.
patent: 4355958 (1982-10-01), Cornick
patent: 4359868 (1982-11-01), Slonim
patent: 4421991 (1983-12-01), McLaughlin
patent: 4589820 (1986-05-01), Butler, Jr.
patent: 5311064 (1994-05-01), Kumbatovic
patent: 5328334 (1994-07-01), McCauley
patent: 6133644 (2000-10-01), Smith et al.
patent: 6602054 (2003-08-01), Sherman
patent: 6935832 (2005-08-01), Platt et al.
patent: 7862301 (2011-01-01), Wu
patent: 2004/0096310 (2004-05-01), Regan et al.
patent: 2005/0005592 (2005-01-01), Fielder
patent: 2532734 (2007-07-01), None
patent: 0384757 (1990-08-01), None
patent: WO 2004/048774 (2004-06-01), None
patent: WO 2007/146542 (2007-12-01), None
patent: WO 2007/148120 (2007-12-01), None

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Turbine system and method for extracting energy from waves,... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Turbine system and method for extracting energy from waves,..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Turbine system and method for extracting energy from waves,... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2677455