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US 2024/0191526 A1Published application
Variable volume plenum for wave generation
AssigneeWhitewater West Indestries Ltd.
InventorsClement Ginestet, Axel Terradillos
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Abstract
A variable volume plenum for use in a wave pool comprising at least one wave generating chamber in pneumatic communication with a plenum. The plenum is configured to have a variable volume such that when the pressure increases in the plenum, the variable volume plenum will increase in volume, and when pressure drops in the plenum, the variable volume plenum will retract so the fans can stay at maximum efficiency.
Claims8
A system for generating waves, comprising
- one or more wave generating chambers that releases water into a pool;
- a plenum pneumatically connected to each of the one or more chambers, wherein the plenum is configured to have a variable volume;
- a plurality of fans connected to the plenum and adapted to pressurize the plenum;
- a plurality of sensors connected to the fans and adapted to measure the power output of the fans;
- a controller capable of measuring fan power output from a sensor in the plurality of sensors, and wherein the controller is capable of increasing the size of the variable volume plenum when fan power output falls below a preset point.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.