Device for storing energy, using a physical object, such as a mass or buoyant object floating in fluid. A mass is repositioned to greater altitude in a gravitational field to a position of higher potential energy. A buoyant object is forcibly submerged into a fluid. displacing fluid, to a position of higher potential energy. The stored potential energy may be recovered with extremely low loss regardless of the state of charge of the system, or length of time of the storage. Maintaining the charge is indefinitely lossless.

Device for storing energy, using a physical object, such as a mass or buoyant object floating in fluid. A mass is repositioned to greater altitude in a gravitational field to a position of higher potential energy. A buoyant object is forcibly submerged into a fluid, displacing fluid, to a position of higher potential energy. The stored potential energy may be recovered with extremely low loss regardless of the state of charge of the system, or length of time of the storage. Maintaining the charge is indefinitely lossless.

A wave powered electricity generator is provided. Waves are separated from a floating platform unit by using a partition plate unit so that the floating platform unit enclosed by the partition plate unit is almost no wave. The waves outside the partition plate unit are to move many floating ball units up and down so that the racks provided on each of the floating ball units are capable of rotating the gears extending from the floating platform unit, and the rotational forces of gears are regulated through ratchets and consolidated to produce a power for driving generators. The racks on the floating ball units and the gears on the floating platform unit are pulled together by using springs. The resilient force of the two springs simultaneously helps the rack's up and down in smooth reciprocating motion. Then the gears directly and indirectly output a force to drive generators.

Invention defines a method and apparatus for storing energy where a power source is used to reposition a mass in a gravitational field to a position of higher potential energy where the stored potential energy may be recovered with extremely low loss, where the force of gravity may be allowed to accelerates the mass, where the resulting kinetic energy is converted to shaft horsepower. Said shaft horsepower may be converted to pneumatic, electrical, or hydraulic power. A variation defines a method where a power source is used to submerge a buoyant object in a fluid, where the submerged object represents a potential energy, where the force of gravity displaces the submerged buoyant object, where the kinetic energy resulting from the displacement is converted to shaft horsepower. Said shaft horsepower may be similarly converted to pneumatic, electrical, or hydraulic power. Invention defines a process where available energy can be used to do work to raise a massive object against a planetary gravitational field, to a position of high potential energy which can be maintained indefinitely. On demand the mass can be accelerated by the gravitational field and converted to kinetic energy, which is harnessed and converted to shaft horsepower, allowing the desired energy recovery from the energy storage system.

An ocean wave power plant provided for by respective interconnected functional units comprising a support structure is disclosed. The support structure is terminated in a lower end with a fastening bracket which can be anchored in a single point to a mass when deployed in the sea. A submergible uplift floating body is providing buoyancy for the ocean wave power plant when deployed in the sea. The uplift floating body is attached to the support structure, an electric power generating subsystem (A) supported by a platform is terminating the support structure in an upper end of the support structure. A transmission member is attached in one end to a floating body and in another end to the power generating subsystem (A) transferring wave motion from the floating body to the power generating subsystem (A).

This invention is a method in which large waves are separated from a floating platform unit by using a partition plate unit so that the floating platform unit enclosed by the partition plate unit is in a state of almost no wave. These large waves outside the partition plate unit are to move many floating ball units up and down so that the racks provided on each of the floating ball units are capable of rotating the power gears extending from the floating platform unit, and the rotational forces of power gears are regulated through ratchets and consolidated to produce a single direction rotating power, and then to drive external generators. The racks on the floating ball units and the power gears on the floating platform unit are pulled together by using springs. The resilient force of the two springs simultaneously helps the rack's up and down in smooth reciprocating motion. Then the power gears directly and indirectly drive the multiple coaxial gear to output a single-direction spinning force to drive the external generators. The invention has the advantages of super high-efficiency, simple structure, easy to set up, able to be fixed or not fixed on the shore, and able to be set up offshore, and the size of the entire mechanism can be easily extended or adjusted linearly in terms of power demand. It can fully utilize the available sea area.

The present invention relates to the utilization of wave energy and its conversion into operating motion of an electrical energy generating system. The system for generation of electrical energy through the conversion of aquatic wave motion includes floating bodies and a constant rotation mechanism, which converts the two-way linear motion of an inflexible transmission shaft or a flexible transmission shafts into one-way rotation of an output shaft of the constant rotation mechanism. This mechanism allows utilization of wave energy in two directions caused by the rise and fall of waves. The output shaft of the constant rotation mechanism is coupled to a force multiplier that is further coupled to a generator which generates electrical energy. Constant rotation mechanism can be driven by inflexible transmission shaft pivotally coupled to the floating bodies at one end, and the other end to an input gear of the constant rotation mechanism. Depending on the height of the wave and the wavelength, various constructions of floating bodies are used. Certain floating bodies are designed for the waves of a smaller amplitude and smaller wavelength, while other floating bodies are designed for bigger amplitude and bigger wavelength.

Described is an infrastructure for recovering and storing energy received from wave motion of lakes or sea water basins, comprising a floating or fixed quay, jetty or pier (10) substantially consisting of a platform (11) in the lower part of which are fixed walls (12, 13, 14) equipped with openings (17) for the passage of the wave motion towards inner chambers (15, 16), wherein the inner chambers comprise units for recovering the energy from the wave motion, comprising floats (18) connected by kinematic means (19, 20) to at least one transmission shaft (22) in turn associated with a unit (24) which transforms the mechanical energy into directly usable or storable electricity, the kinematic means (19, 20) being capable of converting the sussultatory motion of the floats (18) into rotary motion of the shaft (22) allowing the recovery of electricity from the relative transformation unit (24).

This invention discloses a method and a device for the capture of wave power, exploiting the maximum potential energy of each wave, based on obtaining the maximum imbalance possible between the Thrust Force and the Weight acting upon the capture elements on the passage of each wave, slowing and releasing them both at their high points and at their low points by means of the use of blocking systems, maximizing the submerged and emerged volumes of the next movement, likewise the travel during which the capture elements are accelerated due to the exploitation of their kinetic energy and their release in the transmission of efforts at the moments when the points of equilibrium between the rising and falling maximums are reached, thus generating an increase in the potential energy captured.

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an apparatus for power generation from the surface ocean waves in deep seas and methods thereof. Wave energy moves a float, vertically up and down, within the confines of four vertical pillars that are fixed to a buoyant tank. This buoyant tank is placed deep below the ocean surface and the upper surface of the float connects to a rack and pinion system which is coupled to a gearbox. Within the gearbox are freewheels and gears, that drive a generator shaft, in one direction only, as the float oscillates up and down on the ocean waves. For generating large amounts of power, a number of units are placed in a row. Many rows are placed side by side and the mechanical energy of all the rows is transferred to a long horizontal shaft which drives a generator through a gear box.