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US 11,342,829 B2Granted
Ocean current and tidal power electric generator
OwnerColin Kerrinventor
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Abstract
Embodiments of an apparatus for generating electric power from flowing seawater are disclosed. Embodiments form fluid channels having magnetic fields through which seawater will flow. Electrodes are arranged with respect to the fluid channels and connected together such that electric power is generated as seawater flows through the channels.
Claims10
A power generating apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of channel walls, each channel wall of the plurality of channel walls comprising a magnet and a saline-resistant material encapsulating the magnet, the plurality of channel walls thus collectively comprising a plurality of magnets, the plurality of channel walls being mounted on a supporting structure to form a plurality of fluid channels configured to permit seawater to flow through the plurality of fluid channels when the power generating apparatus is placed in flowing seawater, wherein a channel wall of the plurality of channel walls separates two fluid channels of the plurality of fluid channels, the two fluid channels being on either side of the channel wall;
- a plurality of electrodes arranged at borders of the plurality of fluid channels;
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- electrical connections between the electrodes conveying electricity to power output lines connected to the power generating apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.