WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION

A wave energy conversion system is provided. The system comprises a buoyant apparatus (10), a tether (19), a pump (15) associated with a hydraulic circuit and a mooring (16) located on the seabed. The buoyant apparatus (10) comprises a hollow body (21) presenting an exterior surface (27). The hollow...

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Main Authors ALLEN, GREG, JOHN, FIEVEZ, JONATHAN, PIERRE, MANN, LAURENCEEW
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 24.12.2014
Subjects
BLASTING
EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
HEATING
LIGHTING
MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS
PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER
PUMPS
PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
RELATED EQUIPMENT
SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS
TRANSPORTING
WEAPONS
WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS
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Summary:A wave energy conversion system is provided. The system comprises a buoyant apparatus (10), a tether (19), a pump (15) associated with a hydraulic circuit and a mooring (16) located on the seabed. The buoyant apparatus (10) comprises a hollow body (21) presenting an exterior surface (27). The hollow body (21) is adapted to be continuously located below a water surface during operation. The buoyant apparatus (10) is operably connected to the mooring (16), characterised in that the operable connection comprises a relief arrangement for relieving excessive loadings between the buoyant apparatus (10) and the mooring (16) as a result of wave motion.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20110817569