Low profile ocean pump array generation station
AssigneesStephen J. Markham, Christopher J. Markham
InventorsStephen J. Markham, Christopher J. Markham
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Abstract
A system for generating electricity in a moving water environment, including a single point of contact securing mechanism in contact with a floor of the moving water environment, the securing mechanism comprising a weight and a cable, a pump including a bottom section mechanically coupled to the securing mechanism via the cable, the bottom section comprising a water input valve and a bottom water conduit, a top section slidably coupled to the bottom section, the top portion comprising a water output valve and a top water conduit receiving water from the bottom water conduit, a spring mechanism coupled to the bottom section and the top section, and a buoyancy device coupled to the top pump section.
Claims6
A system for generating electricity in a moving water environment, comprising:
- a single point of contact securing mechanism in contact with a floor of the moving water environment, the securing mechanism comprising a weight and a cable;
- a pump comprising:
- a bottom section mechanically coupled to the securing mechanism via the cable, the bottom section comprising a water input valve and a bottom water conduit;
- a top section slidably coupled to the bottom section, the top portion comprising a water output valve and a top water conduit receiving water from the bottom water conduit;
- a spring mechanism coupled to the bottom section and the top section;
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- a buoyancy device coupled to the top pump section.
The system of claim 6, wherein the plurality of pumps are arranged substantially linearly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.