AU3233195A - Ocean thermal energy conversion (otec) system - Google Patents

Ocean thermal energy conversion (otec) system

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Publication number
AU3233195A
AU3233195A AU32331/95A AU3233195A AU3233195A AU 3233195 A AU3233195 A AU 3233195A AU 32331/95 A AU32331/95 A AU 32331/95A AU 3233195 A AU3233195 A AU 3233195A AU 3233195 A AU3233195 A AU 3233195A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
otec
thermal energy
energy conversion
ocean thermal
ocean
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Abandoned
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AU32331/95A
Inventor
Lloyd A Bush
George J Cicchetti
Jonathan d'E Cooney
Robert J Flynn
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OTEC Developments
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OTEC Developments
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Publication date
Application filed by OTEC Developments filed Critical OTEC Developments
Publication of AU3233195A publication Critical patent/AU3233195A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G7/00—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for
    • F03G7/04—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using pressure differences or thermal differences occurring in nature
    • F03G7/05—Ocean thermal energy conversion, i.e. OTEC
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/30—Energy from the sea, e.g. using wave energy or salinity gradient

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Biodiversity & Conservation Biology (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Oceanography (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Heat Treatment Of Water, Waste Water Or Sewage (AREA)
AU32331/95A 1994-07-26 1995-07-14 Ocean thermal energy conversion (otec) system Abandoned AU3233195A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US280923 1988-12-09
US28092394A 1994-07-26 1994-07-26
PCT/US1995/008811 WO1996003581A1 (en) 1994-07-26 1995-07-14 Ocean thermal energy conversion (otec) system

Publications (1)

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AU3233195A true AU3233195A (en) 1996-02-22

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AU32331/95A Abandoned AU3233195A (en) 1994-07-26 1995-07-14 Ocean thermal energy conversion (otec) system

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WO (1) WO1996003581A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GT199600032A (en) * 1995-06-07 1997-11-28 OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM (OTEC SISTEMA)

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4302682A (en) * 1978-06-22 1981-11-24 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Ocean thermal energy conversion system
US4372126A (en) * 1981-05-01 1983-02-08 Heat Power Products Corporation Closed cycle system for generating usable energy from waste heat sources
DE3841640A1 (en) * 1987-12-14 1989-07-13 Chang Yan Method of obtaining heat energy from environmental fluids
US5582691A (en) * 1993-12-14 1996-12-10 Flynn; Robert J. Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system

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