ENERGY CONVERTERS AND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS

• Main Authors: BARRERO GIL ANTONIO, D VINCELUTE LAME, VELAZQUEZ LOPEZ ANGEL GERARDO, PRIETO ACEDO OSCAR, PEREZ ARIAS JUAN RAMON, J XUXU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 07.10.2015
• Subjects: BLASTING; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HEATING; INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO MACHINES OR ENGINES OTHER THANNON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, TO WIND MOTORS,TO NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS, AND TO GENERATING COMBUSTIONPRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGH VELOCITY; INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUSSUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER; REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGYGENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE; WEAPONS; WIND MOTORS; WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS

An energy converter (12) for converting kinetic energy from a body of liquid by transverse galloping comprises a support (11), an elongate galloping body (2) extending between a first end and a second end and being of a suitable cross-section for transverse galloping, a substantially horizontal guide (4) arranged outside the body of liquid for guiding the first end of the galloping body, one or more elastic means (5) substantially horizontally arranged and connected between the galloping body (2) and the support (11), and a generator (6) comprising a static generator component and a dynamic generator component, and wherein the galloping body (2) is substantially vertically suspended such that the second end of the body extends into the body of liquid, and the dynamic generator component is operationally connected to the galloping body (2). Further disclosed are energy conversion systems comprising a plurality of energy converters and methods for energy conversion.