Floating vessel for energy harvesting
AssigneeOffshore Power Plant
InventorAtle LOTHE
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Abstract
The invention relates to a floating vessel (1) for energy harvesting, comprising:a hull (2), and a wave power plant (10). The wave power plant comprises:an inlet (11) arranged to receive waves of water, said inlet (11) leading to a transport channel (12) arranged with an angle to convey and lift water entering the inlet (11),5said transport channel (12) leading to an elevated basin (13) arranged to receive water, and said basin (13) having an outlet to a turbine (14T) below said basin (13), said turbine (14T) running an electrical generator (14G) for converting the potential energy of the water to electrical energy.
Claims11
1-16. (canceled)
A floating vessel (1) for energy harvesting, comprising:
- a hull (2),
- at least one wave foil (30) mounted on said hull (2), said wave foil (30) arranged to generate forward thrust from vertical movement relative to the water, and
- a wave power plant (10) comprising:
- an inlet (11) arranged to receive waves of water,
- said inlet (11) leading to a transport channel (12) arranged with an angle to convey and lift water entering the inlet (11),
- said transport channel (12) leading to an elevated basin (13) arranged to receive water, and
- said basin (13) having an outlet to a turbine (14T) below said basin (13),
- said turbine (14T) running an electrical generator (14G) for converting the potential energy of the water to electrical energy.
The floating vessel (1) according to any of the preceding claims, further comprising at least one rudder (4).
The floating vessel (1) according to any of the preceding claims, further comprising at least one airfoil-shaped body (21) protruding up from the floating vessel (1) and the airfoil (21) is arranged to generate thrust from the wind for propelling the floating vessel (1).
A method for harvesting energy from waves, comprising the steps of:
- providing the floating vessel (1) according to claim 1,
- utilizing the at least one wave foil (30) on said hull (2) to generate forward thrust from vertical movement of said foil (30) relative to the water,
- directing said inlet (11) towards incoming sea waves for allowing said waves to transport water up via said transport channel (12) to said elevated basin (13), and
- leading said water down via said outlet to said turbine (14T) to run said electrical generator (14G) to convert the potential energy of the water in said basing (13) to electrical energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.