Float for sea wave energy conversion plant
AssigneeTrident Energy Limited
InventorHugh-Peter Granville Kelly
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Abstract
A float for use in capturing energy from waves, said float comprising: a central body providing buoyancy, said float further comprising: a leading part which has a leading surface which, in use of the float, is inclined upwards from horizontal such that the top of said leading surface projects further from said central body than the bottom of said leading surface and/or a trailing part which, in use of said float, extends downwards from said central body and presents a trailing surface which is inclined downwards from horizontal such that the top of said trailing surface is closer to said body than the bottom of said trailing surface.
Claims24
A float for use in capturing energy from waves, said float comprising:
- a central body providing buoyancy, said float further comprising:
- a leading part which has a leading surface which, in use of the float, is inclined upwards from horizontal such that the top of said leading surface projects further from said central body than the bottom of said leading surface;
- and
- a trailing part which, in use of said float, extends downwards from said central body and presents a trailing surface which is inclined downwards from horizontal such that the top of said trailing surface is, in the horizontal direction, closer to said body than the bottom of said trailing surface,
- wherein said top of said leading edge extends above atop of said central body,
- wherein said top of said trailing surface is below the bottom of said central body.
A float for use in capturing energy from waves, said float comprising:
- a central body providing buoyancy, said float further comprising:
- a leading part which has a leading surface which, in use of the float, is inclined upwards from horizontal such that the top of said leading surface projects further from said central body than the bottom of said leading surface;
- and
- a trailing part which, in use of said float, extends downwards from said central body and presents a trailing surface which is inclined downwards from horizontal such that the top of said trailing surface is, in the horizontal direction, closer to said body than the bottom of said trailing surface,
- wherein said float has an attachment means for the attachment thereto of a member for transferring up/down movement of said float to a component of an energy conversion system,
- wherein said top of said trailing surface is below the bottom of said central body.
A float for use in capturing energy from waves, said float comprising:
- a central body providing buoyancy, said float further comprising:
- a leading part which has a leading surface which, in use of the float, is inclined upwards from horizontal such that the top of said leading surface projects further from said central body than the bottom of said leading surface;
- and
- a trailing part which, in use of said float, extends downwards from said central body and presents a trailing surface which is inclined downwards from horizontal such that the top of said trailing surface is, in the horizontal direction, closer to said body than the bottom of said trailing surface,
- wherein a member is attached at one end to said float for transferring up/down movement of said float to a component of an energy conversion system,
- wherein said top of said trailing surface is below the bottom of said central body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.