Power amplification, storage and regeneration system and method using tides, waves and/or wind
AssigneeMathers Hydraulics Technologies Pty Ltd
InventorNorman Ian Mathers
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Abstract
Methods, systems and apparatuses including systems and methods that can be used for operating a water turbine such as along one or more flow channels of a tidal estuary for power generation is disclosed. The water turbine can be positioned within the one or more flow channels and can be turned by the flow of the water from the estuary.
Claims19
A method for operating one or more water turbines for power generation comprising:
- forming at least a portion of one or more walls to create an estuary, wherein the one or more walls include at least a first wall and a second wall, wherein at least the first wall is angulated relative to the second wall to funnel and magnify a flow of water into or out of the estuary as a result of a tide flowing along a flow channel;
- positioning the one or more water turbines adjacent to an outlet to the estuary;
- receiving the flow of the water as a result of the tide into the estuary;
- retaining the water within the estuary;
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- selectively releasing the water as an outflow from the estuary, wherein the outflow turns a rotor of the one or more water turbines.
A system for use in power generation using water as a result of a tide to an estuary, the system comprising:
- a plurality of reservoirs communicating with the estuary, wherein the plurality of reservoirs are configured to receive the water as a result of the tide from the estuary, wherein one or more walls of the estuary are shaped by human activity including at least a first wall that is angulated relative to a second wall in order funnel and to magnify a level of a flow of the water as the result of the tide to the plurality of reservoirs;
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- one or more water turbines positioned within or adjacent an outlet from one or more of the plurality of reservoirs, the one or more water turbines each having a turbine rotor configured to produce a rotor torque in response to an applied loading by outflow of the water from one or more of the plurality of reservoirs.
A system for use in power generation using water as a result of a tide to an estuary, the system comprising:
- a plurality of reservoirs communicating with the estuary, wherein the plurality of reservoirs are each partially formed by man-formed dams and partially formed by a naturally occurring land formation, wherein the plurality of reservoirs are configured to receive the water as a result of the tide from the estuary, wherein one or more walls of the estuary are shaped by human activity including at least a first wall that is angulated relative to a second wall in order funnel and to magnify a level of a flow of the water as the result of the tide to the plurality of reservoirs;
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- one or more water turbines positioned within or adjacent a gate or channel from one or more of the plurality of reservoirs, the one or more water turbines each having a turbine rotor configured to produce a rotor torque in response to an applied loading by an inflow or outflow of the water from one or more of the plurality of reservoirs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.