GB2504682B - Wave energy converter - Google Patents

Wave energy converter

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GB2504682B
GB2504682B GB1213884.8A GB201213884A GB2504682B GB 2504682 B GB2504682 B GB 2504682B GB 201213884 A GB201213884 A GB 201213884A GB 2504682 B GB2504682 B GB 2504682B
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Prior art keywords
wave energy
energy converter
converter
wave
energy
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GB201213884D0 (en
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Geir Arne Solheim
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HAVKRAFT AS
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HAVKRAFT AS
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Priority to GB1213884.8A priority Critical patent/GB2504682B/en
Publication of GB201213884D0 publication Critical patent/GB201213884D0/en
Priority to PT137532719T priority patent/PT2880303T/en
Priority to EP13753271.9A priority patent/EP2880303B1/en
Priority to NZ705697A priority patent/NZ705697A/en
Priority to AU2013301881A priority patent/AU2013301881B2/en
Priority to PCT/EP2013/002266 priority patent/WO2014023401A2/en
Priority to US14/419,630 priority patent/US9771920B2/en
Priority to CA2881022A priority patent/CA2881022C/en
Priority to ES13753271.9T priority patent/ES2675776T3/en
Publication of GB2504682A publication Critical patent/GB2504682A/en
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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
    • F03B13/141—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 with a static energy collector
    • F03B13/142—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 with a static energy collector which creates an oscillating water column
    • 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
    • F05B2240/00—Components
    • F05B2240/40—Use of a multiplicity of similar components
    • 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
    • F05B2240/00—Components
    • F05B2240/90—Mounting on supporting structures or systems
    • F05B2240/93—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a structure floating on a liquid surface
    • 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)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)
GB1213884.8A 2012-08-04 2012-08-04 Wave energy converter Active GB2504682B (en)

Priority Applications (9)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB1213884.8A GB2504682B (en) 2012-08-04 2012-08-04 Wave energy converter
US14/419,630 US9771920B2 (en) 2012-08-04 2013-07-31 Wave energy converter
EP13753271.9A EP2880303B1 (en) 2012-08-04 2013-07-31 Wave energy converter
NZ705697A NZ705697A (en) 2012-08-04 2013-07-31 Wave energy converter
AU2013301881A AU2013301881B2 (en) 2012-08-04 2013-07-31 Wave energy converter
PCT/EP2013/002266 WO2014023401A2 (en) 2012-08-04 2013-07-31 Wave energy converter
PT137532719T PT2880303T (en) 2012-08-04 2013-07-31 Wave energy converter
CA2881022A CA2881022C (en) 2012-08-04 2013-07-31 Wave energy converter with columns
ES13753271.9T ES2675776T3 (en) 2012-08-04 2013-07-31 Wave power converter

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GB1213884.8A GB2504682B (en) 2012-08-04 2012-08-04 Wave energy converter

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GB201213884D0 GB201213884D0 (en) 2012-09-19
GB2504682A GB2504682A (en) 2014-02-12
GB2504682B true GB2504682B (en) 2014-10-22

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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9771920B2 (en) 2012-08-04 2017-09-26 Havkraft As Wave energy converter

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WO2016055559A1 (en) 2014-10-09 2016-04-14 Abengoa Seapower, S.A. Wave energy device
CN107044379B (en) * 2017-04-26 2019-08-02 中国科学院广州能源研究所 A kind of sea self-propulsion type green energy resource electric power supply apparatus
CN109882343A (en) * 2019-04-23 2019-06-14 哈尔滨工程大学 A kind of moon pool oscillating water column Wave energy electric generator based on floating breakwater

Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2030232A (en) * 1978-09-27 1980-04-02 Hagen A Floating breakwater and energy collecting system
JP2001172932A (en) * 1999-12-15 2001-06-26 Hitachi Zosen Corp Vibratory water column type wave absorbing dyke
WO2007037401A1 (en) * 2005-09-29 2007-04-05 Yamaguchi University Structure of water retarding chamber in movable object wave force energy converter
US20100237623A1 (en) * 2009-03-20 2010-09-23 Float, Incorporated Offshore floating ocean energy system

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2030232A (en) * 1978-09-27 1980-04-02 Hagen A Floating breakwater and energy collecting system
JP2001172932A (en) * 1999-12-15 2001-06-26 Hitachi Zosen Corp Vibratory water column type wave absorbing dyke
WO2007037401A1 (en) * 2005-09-29 2007-04-05 Yamaguchi University Structure of water retarding chamber in movable object wave force energy converter
US20100237623A1 (en) * 2009-03-20 2010-09-23 Float, Incorporated Offshore floating ocean energy system

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9771920B2 (en) 2012-08-04 2017-09-26 Havkraft As Wave energy converter

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