Wave-powered generator device
AssigneeWave Energy Inc.
InventorEgil Andersen
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Abstract
A wave power station device (1) of the kind wherein the waves flow up a ramp (12) and wherein the ramp (12) is provided with fixed openings (17), the openings (17) being arranged in such a way that water flowing up the ramp (12) will flow down through the openings (17) to an insignificant degree, whereas water flowing down the ramp (12) will essentially flow down through the openings (17).
Claims6
A wave power station device (1) of the kind wherein the waves flow up a ramp (12) and wherein the ramp (12) is provided with openings (17), characterized in that the openings (17) are arranged to communicate with at least two reservoirs (18, 18′″) where the reservoirs (18, 18′″) are placed at unlike heights.
A device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reservoirs (18, 18′″) are located in the interior of the wave power station (1).
A device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reservoirs (18, 18′″) communicate with turbines (24, 24′″).
A device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the through openings (17) are provided with closing devices (26), in which less than half the area (30) of the closing device (26) is located above a hinge axle/axis (28).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.