Prime-mover dynamo plants – Tide and wave motors
Patent
1988-10-17
1989-07-25
Shoop, Jr., William M.
Prime-mover dynamo plants
Tide and wave motors
417332, F03B 1312
Patent
active
048517046
ABSTRACT:
This invention discloses a wave action electricity generation system that includes a floating platform that supports the system components on the surface of a body of water, an anchor means for controlling movement of the platform to a desired water surface area of the body of water, a kinetic energy converter that converts wave motion energy into mechanical energy and an electricity generator that converts the mechanical power transfer strokes into electrical energy. The kinetic energy converter includes a cylinder containing a fluid, such as a lubricant, in opposed cylinder chamber portions, a first heavily weighted piston that is slidably and freely disposed within the body of the cylinder. The heavily weighted piston is slidably responsive to the wave motion energy of the body of water and is used to compress the fluid to produce respective compression power strokes in each of the cylinder chamber portions. The energy in the compression stroke is received by a second and third pistons located in the cylinder chamber portions that further produce power transfer strokes through the ends of the cylinder. The power transfer strokes associated with the first and second pistons are further converted by a geared transmission to rotary motion that turns a flywheel coupled to an electricity generator. The electrical energy produced is then distributed to a remote power station via a power transmission line.
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Duncanson Jr. W. E.
Flores Victor
Shoop Jr. William M.
Weiss Harry M.
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