Wave and tide motor

Patent · Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978

OSTI ID:6788916

Tidwell, H

Booms are pivotally anchored to the ocean floor and have their angularity adjusted so that float operated power generating mechanisms on the booms are positioned at all times at optimum attitudes in relation to waves and the incoming or outgoing tide. The reaction faces of floats are arranged so that the resultant forces of wave and tide component forces act on the floats in an optimum direction so that the maximum usable energy can be derived by the mechanisms from the waves and tidal flows. The float operated mechanisms convert linear movements of the floats into rotational movements of shafts which can be coupled to power generating devices.

• Assignee: TIC; EDB-79-024660
• Patent Number(s): US 4103494
• OSTI ID: 6788916
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 25 Apr 1977
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

16 TIDAL AND WAVE POWER
WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS
DESIGN
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
ORIENTATION
TIDE
WATER WAVES
160800* - Tidal & Wave Power- Wave Energy Converters