EP2686544A4 - Device and method to transform wave energy into electric energy - Google Patents

Device and method to transform wave energy into electric energy

Info

Publication number
EP2686544A4
EP2686544A4 EP12757693.2A EP12757693A EP2686544A4 EP 2686544 A4 EP2686544 A4 EP 2686544A4 EP 12757693 A EP12757693 A EP 12757693A EP 2686544 A4 EP2686544 A4 EP 2686544A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
energy
electric energy
transform wave
wave energy
transform
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP12757693.2A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2686544A1 (en
Inventor
Rickard Nilsson
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Individual
Original Assignee
Individual
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Publication of EP2686544A1 publication Critical patent/EP2686544A1/en
Publication of EP2686544A4 publication Critical patent/EP2686544A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03B—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
    • F03B13/00—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates
    • F03B13/12—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy
    • F03B13/14—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using wave energy
    • F03B13/141—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using wave energy with a static energy collector
    • F03B13/142—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using wave energy with a static energy collector which creates an oscillating water column
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03B—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
    • F03B13/00—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates
    • F03B13/12—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy
    • F03B13/14—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using wave energy
    • F03B13/22—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using wave energy using the flow of water resulting from wave movements to drive a motor or turbine
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/30—Energy from the sea, e.g. using wave energy or salinity gradient

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)
EP12757693.2A 2011-03-14 2012-03-12 Device and method to transform wave energy into electric energy Withdrawn EP2686544A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
SE1100185A SE536349C2 (en) 2011-03-14 2011-03-14 Device and method for converting wave power to electrical energy
PCT/SE2012/050273 WO2012125111A1 (en) 2011-03-14 2012-03-12 Device and method to transform wave energy into electric energy

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP2686544A1 EP2686544A1 (en) 2014-01-22
EP2686544A4 true EP2686544A4 (en) 2014-11-26

Family

ID=46830982

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP12757693.2A Withdrawn EP2686544A4 (en) 2011-03-14 2012-03-12 Device and method to transform wave energy into electric energy

Country Status (3)

Country Link
EP (1) EP2686544A4 (en)
SE (1) SE536349C2 (en)
WO (1) WO2012125111A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2608387B (en) * 2021-06-29 2024-07-31 Havkraft As Energy converter for ocean waves and method for using thereof
TW202424350A (en) * 2022-12-14 2024-06-16 陳世雄 Simulated seesaw type hydroelectric power generation device
EP4652366A1 (en) * 2023-01-17 2025-11-26 Lone Gull Holdings, Ltd Recirculating inertial hydrodynamic pump and wave engine
US12173682B2 (en) 2023-03-16 2024-12-24 Lone Gull Holdings, Ltd. Recirculating inertial hydrodynamic pump and wave engine
ES2986240A1 (en) * 2023-04-05 2024-11-08 Univ Del Pais Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea Method and system for converting mechanical energy of an oscillating body into electrical energy

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4207739A (en) * 1976-12-22 1980-06-17 Scarpi Bruno D Process and apparatus for harnessing the energy of the swell
FR2455193A1 (en) * 1979-04-26 1980-11-21 Rodriguez Andre Wave power generating device - includes rocking hull in which water is lifted on sloping shelves, with water rising through one stage during each cycle
FR2499161A2 (en) * 1979-04-26 1982-08-06 Rodriguez Andre Floating sea wave energy converter - raises water to above wave level using chambers with trap-doors through which water travels gravity and by oscillations
AU2010101355A4 (en) * 2010-01-12 2011-01-13 Shih-Hsiung Chen Seesaw-type wave power generating device

Family Cites Families (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4179886A (en) * 1977-11-08 1979-12-25 Junjiro Tsubota Method and apparatus for obtaining useful work from wave energy
FR2500887A1 (en) * 1981-02-27 1982-09-03 Dubois Yves DEVICE FOR USING WAVE AND WAVE ENERGY
GB2311565A (en) * 1996-03-27 1997-10-01 Andrew Paul Cook Floating wave power device
EP2133555A1 (en) * 2008-06-11 2009-12-16 Padraig Molloy Water elevation type wave energy converter and method of conversion of wave energy
FR2966886B1 (en) * 2010-10-27 2012-11-16 Mathieu Barsacq ENERGY RECOVERY DEVICE

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4207739A (en) * 1976-12-22 1980-06-17 Scarpi Bruno D Process and apparatus for harnessing the energy of the swell
FR2455193A1 (en) * 1979-04-26 1980-11-21 Rodriguez Andre Wave power generating device - includes rocking hull in which water is lifted on sloping shelves, with water rising through one stage during each cycle
FR2499161A2 (en) * 1979-04-26 1982-08-06 Rodriguez Andre Floating sea wave energy converter - raises water to above wave level using chambers with trap-doors through which water travels gravity and by oscillations
AU2010101355A4 (en) * 2010-01-12 2011-01-13 Shih-Hsiung Chen Seesaw-type wave power generating device

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO2012125111A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
WO2012125111A1 (en) 2012-09-20
EP2686544A1 (en) 2014-01-22
SE536349C2 (en) 2013-09-03
SE1100185A1 (en) 2012-09-15

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
ZA201309017B (en) A wave energy extraction device and method
ZA201503056B (en) Method and system for wave energy conversion
GB2509437B (en) Apparatus and method for electrical energy storage
GB201021596D0 (en) Wave power generation device and method
GB201119292D0 (en) Wave power generator
EP2688036A4 (en) Energy demand prediction device and method
ZA201305192B (en) Electricity generation device and method
GB201304356D0 (en) method and appartus for energy generation
EP2755316A4 (en) Power conversion device and power conversion method
EP2728166A4 (en) Ocean wave generator and ocean wave generator system
PL2880267T3 (en) Method and device for generating electrical energy
SG11201403770PA (en) Electricity generation device and method
GB201005651D0 (en) Wave generated power device
EP2422441A4 (en) Method and device of electrical power
EP2686544A4 (en) Device and method to transform wave energy into electric energy
PL2708730T3 (en) Wave power converting device
IL226447A (en) Electric device and method for a wave power plant
PT2547899E (en) Device for recovering wave energy and corresponding method
GB201008010D0 (en) Improved wave energy device
GB2491802B (en) Wave powered generator protection device and method
GB201504847D0 (en) Wave power hydraulic system and method
IL237531A0 (en) Wave power converting device
EP2769086A4 (en) Wave power device
GB201113898D0 (en) Wave energy harnessing device
EP3068014A4 (en) Energy conversion and storage device using electromagnetic wave

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20130913

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DAX Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
A4 Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched

Effective date: 20141029

RIC1 Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant

Ipc: F03G 7/08 20060101ALI20141023BHEP

Ipc: F03B 13/12 20060101ALI20141023BHEP

Ipc: F03B 13/22 20060101AFI20141023BHEP

Ipc: F03B 13/20 20060101ALI20141023BHEP

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN

18D Application deemed to be withdrawn

Effective date: 20171003