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US 2019/0372448 A1Published application
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.
Claims4
A power generating apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of channel walls 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;
- a plurality of magnets embedded in or forming part of the plurality of channel walls, the plurality of magnets arranged to provide magnetic fields transverse to a direction of fluid flow through each fluid channel;
- a plurality of electrodes arranged within or 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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The power generating apparatus of
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.