Wave driven power generators
Patent
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OSTI ID:7154228
Two one-way clutches on a power output shaft are driven through two oppositely driven power trains driven by a lever arm oscillated by a float raised by waves and lowered by gravity. In an alternate embodiment, a plurality of floatoscillated lever arms are spaced apart a fraction of a wave length and drive pairs of one-way clutches on a power output shaft which drives a positive displacement pump. Another embodiment includes a paddle wheel carried by a lever arm oscillated by a float raised and lowered relatively rapidly by waves and relatively slowly by tide, a power output shaft driven unidirectionally by oppositely driven power trains through two one-way clutches, and a current driven paddle wheel carried by the arm and driving the shaft through two additional one-way clutches.
- Assignee:
- TIC; ERA-02-002646; EDB-76-090819
- Patent Number(s):
- US 3911287
- OSTI ID:
- 7154228
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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