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WO2014120399A3
WO2014120399A3 PCT/US2014/010651 US2014010651W WO2014120399A3 WO 2014120399 A3 WO2014120399 A3 WO 2014120399A3 US 2014010651 W US2014010651 W US 2014010651W WO 2014120399 A3 WO2014120399 A3 WO 2014120399A3
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Dan N. Costas
Alexander N. COSTAS
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    • 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
    • F03B13/148—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 static pressure increase due to the wave
    • 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

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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)

Abstract

The invention is an apparatus and method for harnessing wave energy by transforming it in a continuous flow of water to be converted in mechanical energy through a water turbine. The energy wave device maximizes the throughput by discharging the water crest in a continuous flow through turbines into the trough, absorbing the water of the neighboring wave's crest and sharing the facilities.
PCT/US2014/010651 2013-02-01 2014-01-08 Apparatus for converting wave energy Ceased WO2014120399A2 (en)

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US13/757,621 2013-02-01
US13/757,621 US8525364B1 (en) 2012-02-23 2013-02-01 Apparatus for converting wave energy
US13/954,898 2013-07-30
US13/954,898 US8564152B1 (en) 2012-02-23 2013-07-30 Dual intake wave energy converter

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WO2014120399A3 true WO2014120399A3 (en) 2015-02-12

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US20100001027A1 (en) * 2006-05-31 2010-01-07 Golden Lady Company S.P.A. Method and device for pneumatically spreading an elongated flexible article, such as a stocking or a sock
US20120006277A1 (en) * 2006-10-10 2012-01-12 Hawaii Oceanic Technology, Inc. Automated open ocean fish farm structures and systems for open ocean fish farming
US20100001020A1 (en) * 2008-07-02 2010-01-07 Ashley Louis S method of attaching a soft plastic bag in an aerosol can, and other cans such as flat top cans
WO2010005405A2 (en) * 2008-07-07 2010-01-14 Murat Mengenecioglu Producing energy from wave with free surfce effect / difference of level
US20120267949A1 (en) * 2009-11-11 2012-10-25 Fraunhofer Usa, Inc. System for wave energy harvesting employing transport of stored energy
GB2476860A (en) * 2010-01-12 2011-07-13 Shih Hsiung Chen Seesaw-type wave power generating device
US20130221672A1 (en) * 2012-02-23 2013-08-29 Dan Nicolaus Costas Apparatus for converting wave energy

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