Assembly for harnessing wave and tide energy

Patent · Tue Jan 12 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5405772

Vides, M M

An assembly for harnessing wave and tide energy, is described comprising: (a) an elongated float means for floating on the surface of a body of water having waves moving therealong, (b) support means freely pivotally connected to the float means for maintaining the float means parallel to the surface of the water, (c) the support means being effective to maintain the float means with its longest dimension disposed in a direction parallel to the length of the waves moving along the surface of the body of the water, (d) transmission means including two parallel transmission shafts responsive to the support means as the float means moves up and down with the movement of the waves to produce a rotational movement from which energy may be derived, (e) the support means including two arm members each having an outer free end pivotally connected to the float means and having counterweight means located at the other inner end thereof which counterweight means extends to an opposing side of the transmission shaft with respect to the corresponding float means to neutralize a portion of the weight of the float means and arm member, (f) base structures fixedly disposed on the bottom of the body of water with the transmission means located on the base structures that are laterally displaced with respect to each other and extend outwardly from a shore station into the body of water in a direction transverse to the length of the waves moving along the surface of the body of water.

• Assignee: NOV; EDB-88-077898; NOV-88-003089
• Patent Number(s): US 4718231
• OSTI ID: 5405772
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

16 TIDAL AND WAVE POWER
160800* -- Tidal & Wave Power-- Wave Energy Converters
DESIGN
GEARS
GRAVITY WAVES
MACHINE PARTS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
OPERATION
SHAFTS
SUPPORTS
WATER WAVES
WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS