EP2764235A4 - Device for harnessing wave energy - Google Patents

Device for harnessing wave energy

Info

Publication number: EP2764235A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: wave energy; harnessing wave; harnessing; energy; wave
Prior art date: 2011-07-26
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 Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn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

EP12818388.6A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2764235A1 (en

Inventor

John Lawrence Drake

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.)

2011-07-26

Filing date

2012-07-25

Publication date

2015-11-11

2011-07-26 Priority claimed from AU2011902971A external-priority patent/AU2011902971A0/en

2012-07-25 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

2014-08-13 Publication of EP2764235A1 publication Critical patent/EP2764235A1/en

2015-11-11 Publication of EP2764235A4 publication Critical patent/EP2764235A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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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
- F03B13/16—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 relative movement between a wave-operated member, i.e. a "wom" and another member, i.e. a reaction member or "rem"
- F03B13/18—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 relative movement between a wave-operated member, i.e. a "wom" and another member, i.e. a reaction member or "rem" where the other member, i.e. rem is fixed, at least at one point, with respect to the sea bed or shore
- F03B13/1845—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 relative movement between a wave-operated member, i.e. a "wom" and another member, i.e. a reaction member or "rem" where the other member, i.e. rem is fixed, at least at one point, with respect to the sea bed or shore and the wom slides relative to the rem
- 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
- 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
- F03B13/16—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 relative movement between a wave-operated member, i.e. a "wom" and another member, i.e. a reaction member or "rem"
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
- F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
- F05B2240/00—Components
- F05B2240/90—Mounting on supporting structures or systems
- F05B2240/91—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a stationary structure
- F05B2240/911—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a stationary structure already existing for a prior purpose
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
- F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
- F05B2240/00—Components
- F05B2240/90—Mounting on supporting structures or systems
- F05B2240/95—Mounting on supporting structures or systems offshore
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
- F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
- F05B2260/00—Function
- F05B2260/40—Transmission of power
- F05B2260/406—Transmission of power through hydraulic systems
- 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

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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)

EP12818388.6A 2011-07-26 2012-07-25 Device for harnessing wave energy Withdrawn EP2764235A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
AU2011902971A AU2011902971A0 (en)		2011-07-26	Device for harnessing wave energy
PCT/AU2012/000881 WO2013013266A1 (en)	2011-07-26	2012-07-25	Device for harnessing wave energy

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2764235A1 EP2764235A1 (en)	2014-08-13
EP2764235A4 true EP2764235A4 (en)	2015-11-11

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP12818388.6A Withdrawn EP2764235A4 (en)	2011-07-26	2012-07-25	Device for harnessing wave energy

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP2764235A4 (en)
AU (1)	AU2012286587A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2013013266A1 (en)

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US20060242954A1 (en) *	2002-10-10	2006-11-02	Welch Kenneth W Jr	Buoyancy pump power system

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2012
- 2012-07-25 EP EP12818388.6A patent/EP2764235A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2012-07-25 WO PCT/AU2012/000881 patent/WO2013013266A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2012-07-25 AU AU2012286587A patent/AU2012286587A1/en not_active Abandoned

Patent Citations (2)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US657355A (en) *	1899-09-30	1900-09-04	Joseph Nagler	Tide-motor.
US20060242954A1 (en) *	2002-10-10	2006-11-02	Welch Kenneth W Jr	Buoyancy pump power system

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO2013013266A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO2013013266A1 (en)	2013-01-31
AU2012286587A1 (en)	2014-06-26
EP2764235A1 (en)	2014-08-13

Legal Events

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2014-07-11	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
2014-08-13	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20140226
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2014-11-05	DAX	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
2015-11-11	RA4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched (corrected)	Effective date: 20151014
2015-11-11	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Ipc: F03B 13/18 20060101ALI20151008BHEP Ipc: F03B 13/00 20060101ALI20151008BHEP Ipc: F03D 9/00 20060101ALI20151008BHEP Ipc: F03B 13/16 20060101AFI20151008BHEP
2016-12-09	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
2017-01-11	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20160722

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