GB2440154A - Wave generator with ratchet to convert wave motion to unidirectional rotation - Google Patents

Wave generator with ratchet to convert wave motion to unidirectional rotation Download PDF

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GB2440154A
GB2440154A GB0616692A GB0616692A GB2440154A GB 2440154 A GB2440154 A GB 2440154A GB 0616692 A GB0616692 A GB 0616692A GB 0616692 A GB0616692 A GB 0616692A GB 2440154 A GB2440154 A GB 2440154A
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    • 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
    • F03B—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
    • F03B13/00—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates
    • F03B13/12—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy
    • F03B13/14—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using wave energy
    • F03B13/16—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using wave energy using the relative movement between a wave-operated member, i.e. a "wom" and another member, i.e. a reaction member or "rem"
    • F03B13/18—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using wave energy using the relative movement between a wave-operated member, i.e. a "wom" and another member, i.e. a reaction member or "rem" where the other member, i.e. rem is fixed, at least at one point, with respect to the sea bed or shore
    • F03B13/1845—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using wave energy using the relative movement between a wave-operated member, i.e. a "wom" and another member, i.e. a reaction member or "rem" where the other member, i.e. rem is fixed, at least at one point, with respect to the sea bed or shore and the wom slides relative to the rem
    • F03B13/1865—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using wave energy using the relative movement between a wave-operated member, i.e. a "wom" and another member, i.e. a reaction member or "rem" where the other member, i.e. rem is fixed, at least at one point, with respect to the sea bed or shore and the wom slides relative to the rem where the connection between wom and conversion system takes tension only
    • 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
    • F03B—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
    • F03B13/00—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates
    • F03B13/12—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy
    • F03B13/14—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using wave energy
    • F03B13/16—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using wave energy using the relative movement between a wave-operated member, i.e. a "wom" and another member, i.e. a reaction member or "rem"
    • F03B13/18—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using wave energy using the relative movement between a wave-operated member, i.e. a "wom" and another member, i.e. a reaction member or "rem" where the other member, i.e. rem is fixed, at least at one point, with respect to the sea bed or shore
    • F03B13/1885—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using wave energy using the relative movement between a wave-operated member, i.e. a "wom" and another member, i.e. a reaction member or "rem" where the other member, i.e. rem is fixed, at least at one point, with respect to the sea bed or shore and the wom is tied to the rem
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2260/00—Function
    • F05B2260/40—Transmission of power
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2260/00—Function
    • F05B2260/40—Transmission of power
    • F05B2260/403—Transmission of power through the shape of the drive components
    • F05B2260/4031—Transmission of power through the shape of the drive components as in toothed gearing
    • F05B2260/40312—Ratchet wheels
    • 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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Abstract

A wave powered energy conversion device has a float 12 and converts the wave motion to unidirectional rotary motion by pulling up weights 10 and 11, attached to cords 9 and 8 over ratcheted wheels 3B and 3A respectively. Wheel 2, 4 is therefore turned clockwise by both upwards and downwards movement of the float, and drives generator 6 with belt 7. The axle 1 is supported on vertical posts 13 fixed to sea bed, and permanent magnet generator 6 is fixed on a cross member 14 supported on top of posts 13 (figure 1).

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<p>* 2440154</p>
<p>DESCRIPTION</p>
<p>TIDES AND WAVES POWERED ELECTRICITY GENERATOR</p>
<p>The Invefltion relates to a tides and waves powered electricity generator, which includes a generator, sea tides, waves and weights mounted on posts fixed anywhere convenient, to sea bed.</p>
<p>Tides and waves powered electricity generators are known, but suffer from the disadvantage of complicated and expensive energy conversion process, that can be Installed at only few selected sites.</p>
<p>An object of this invention Is to provide a unique Energy Conversion Device for converting tides and waves motion directly to rotary motion to turn a generator.</p>
<p>Accordingly, this invention provides a tides and waves powered electricity generator including two posts fixed to sea bed, an energy conversion device, using wheels with weights, float and cords, mounted on the posts.</p>
<p>A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the two accompanying drawings in which: I. DRAWING 112 shows a front view of the tides and waves powered electricity generator.</p>
<p>II. DRAWING 2/2 shows a lateral view of the tides and waves powered electricity generator.</p>
<p>ilL As shown in Drawing 2/2, the tides and waves powered electricity generator comprises two vertical posts (13) and a transverse post (14) fixed to the vertical posts. A permanent magnet, direct current generator (6) is fixed to the transverse post, with the pulley (5) directly above the large wheel (4) of the Energy Conversion Device.</p>
<p>IV. As shown in Drawings 1/2 and 2/2 the Energy Conversion Device comprises of wheel (2) and wheel (4) forming one wheel with axle (1) flied to the vertical posts (13).</p>
<p>V. Wheel (3A) and wheel (3D) are Identical ratcheted wheels fixed on wheel (2) such that each always rotates with wheel (2) and wheel (4) clockwIse but each can rotate freely anti-clockwise VI. Cord (8) with one end attached to the centre of weIght (12) and the other end attached to weight (11) passes over wheel (3A) acting as a pulley, such that weight (12) acts a clockwise pull on wheel (3A) going down.</p>
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<p>DESCRIPTION</p>
<p>VII. Cord (9) with one end attached to the centre of weight (12) and the other end attached to weight (10) passes over wheel (3B) acting as a pulley, such that weight (10) acts * clockwise pull on wheel (3B) going down.</p>
<p>VIII. Belt (7) acts on wheel (4) and pulley (5) IX. Weight (10) is heavy enough to turn wheel (2), wheel (3B), wheel (4) and pulley (5) clockwise, going down, due to gravity.</p>
<p>X. Weight (11) is heavy enough to turn wheel (3A) anti-clockwise and keep cord (8) taut, going down, due to gravity.</p>
<p>X1. Weight (12) floats on the sea surface, and is heavy enough to pull up both weight (10) and weight (11),turn wheel (3B) anticlockwlse and turn wheel (2), wheel (3A), wheel (4) and pulley (5) clockwise, all at the same time, going down.</p>
<p>XII. Once the installation of the tides and waves powered electricity generator and the Energy Conversion Device is complete, the motion of the tides and waves falling downward, will make the floating weight (12) go downward with them which will turn the generator ctockwise(XI). And when the motion of the tides and waves rise upward, weight (if) will turn the generator elockwise(IX) However the motions of the tides and waves, the Energy Conversion Device will continue to turn the generator, which will continue to produce electricity.</p>

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  1. <p>CLAIMS</p>
    <p>1. A tides and waves powered electricity generator comprising two vertical posts fixed to seabed, supporting a transverse post holding a permanent magnet generator driven by a belt passing around a large wheel joint to a smaller wheel on the same axle, part of an energy conversion device having two ratcheted wheels rotating around the smaller wheel, mounted on the vertical posts and cords wrapped over the ratcheted wheels attached to hanging weights at one end and to a float on sea surface at the other end, to turn the generator to produce electricity.</p>
    <p>2. A tides and waves powered electricity generator as claimed in Claim I wherein an energy conversion device means is provided, witb its axle supported on the vertical posts fixed to sea bed, to convert the motion of the tides and waves into unidirectional rotary motion and transmit the tides and waves energy to turn the generator and produce electricity.</p>
    <p>3. A tides and waves powered electricity generator as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2 wherein ratcheted wheel means is provided, as part of the energy conversion device to turn the generator in a unidirection.</p>
    <p>4. A tides and waves powered electricity generator as claimed in Claim 2 or Claim 3 wherein cords means is provided, as part of the energy conversion device, wrapped over the ratcheted wheels for turning the ratcheted wheels and the generator.</p>
    <p>5. A tides and waves powered electricity generator as claimed in Claim 2 or Claim 3 or Claim 4 wherein weights means is provided, as part of tbe energy conversion device, attached to the cords for turning the ratcheted wheels and the generator.</p>
    <p>6. A tides and waves powered electricity generator as claimed in Claim 3 or Claim 4 or Claim S wherein float means is provided, as part of the energy conversion device, on the tides and waves attached to the cords for turning the ratcheted wheels and the generator.</p>
    <p>7. A tides and waves powered electricity generator substantially as herein described above and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.</p>
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