Wave receiving plate and wave power generation system
AssigneesThe Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., The University of Tokyo
InventorsGang Hou, Shigehiko Amano, Masato Tadokoro, Koji Motoyama, Koki Maruyama, Chang-Kyu Rheem, Hidetaka Kobayashi
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Abstract
A wave receiving plate is pivotably supported by a support device in the wave force generation system and includes a flexible plate in at least a part of the wave receiving plate.
Claims17
A wave receiving plate assembly configured to form part of a wave power generation system, said wave receiving plate assembly configured to be pivotably supported by a support device in the wave power generation system, the wave receiving plate assembly comprising a first flexible plate having a first rigidity, and a second flexible plate disposed adjacent to the first flexible plate and having a second rigidity greater than the first rigidity;
- wherein a lower end portion of the second flexible plate is disposed above a lower end portion of the first flexible plate.
A wave power generation system comprising:
- a support frame comprising a plurality of pillars configured to be fixed to an ocean floor, and a connecting plate supported by the pillars, the connecting plate configured to be disposed above an ocean surface in an installed configuration of the support frame,
- a wave receiving plate assembly pivotably supported by the support frame, the wave receiving plate assembly comprising a first flexible plate having a first rigidity, and a second flexible plate disposed adjacent to the first flexible plate and having a second rigidity greater than the first rigidity, wherein a lower end portion of the second flexible plate is disposed above a lower end portion of the first flexible plate, and
- a power generation device operatively connected to the support frame, the power generation device configured to generate power based on a kinetic energy of the wave receiving plate assembly swinging by wave energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.