Sea wave energy converter system to generate electricity using pioneer devices lined-up in particular arrangement
11374461 · 2022-06-28
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
F03B17/063
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Y02E10/74
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
F05B2250/312
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F05B2240/97
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F05B2240/91
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Y02E10/728
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
F05B2260/5032
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F03B13/184
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F05B2240/40
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F03B13/22
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
H02K7/1823
ELECTRICITY
F03D3/0436
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
International classification
H02K7/18
ELECTRICITY
H02K7/00
ELECTRICITY
Abstract
A sea wave energy converter system, including a plurality of pioneer devices each of which is mounted on individual towers installed at a seabed, wherein each of the pioneer device includes an assembly having a set of gears connected to at least one fly wheel, at least one paddle, and a generator, wherein each of the pioneer devices mounted on the individual towers are lined-up in a particular arrangement covering a length of a sea crest so that incoming kinetic forces of sea waves rotates seriatim the at least one paddle of each of the pioneer devices to rotate the generator through the set of gears to generate electricity individually by each of the pioneer devices and wherein the particular arrangement is one of a diagonal arrangement, a cross arrangement, and a ‘V’ shaped arrangement.
Claims
1. A sea wave energy converter system, comprising: a plurality of pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) each of which is mounted on individual towers installed at a seabed, wherein each of the pioneer device (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) comprises an assembly having a set of gears connected to at least one fly wheel, at least one paddle, and a generator, wherein each of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) mounted on the individual towers are lined-up in a particular arrangement covering a length of a sea crest so that incoming kinetic forces of sea waves rotates seriatim the at least one paddle of each of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) to rotate the generator through the set of gears to generate electricity individually by each of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500), wherein the particular arrangement is one of a diagonal arrangement, a cross arrangement, and a ‘V’ shaped arrangement where each of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) is lined-up along the particular arrangement whereby no pioneer device obstructs the flow of the sea waves for the subsequent pioneer device so that each of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) has equal water flow exposure so that the sea wave energy converter system is able to continuously generate electricity, wherein a height of the tower of each of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) is adjustable and is dependent on at least one of a height of the sea waves and a size of the paddle, and wherein each of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) are lined-up in the particular arrangement at different tidal zone of sea.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) are lined-up in the particular arrangement such that when one of the sea waves reaches at a pioneer device (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) from the plurality of pioneer device, another sea wave start rotating the at least one paddle of the remaining pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) forming a cycle to generate continuously the electricity by each of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500), and wherein a number of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) to be lined-up depends on at least one of a periodicity of the sea waves, a length of the sea waves, the height of the sea waves, and a topography of seashore.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) is installed on a square frame using screw gears of the towers and are configured to slide in up and down directions on the screw gears of the towers using the square frame.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein a group of the plurality of pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) are lined-up in the particular arrangement covering the length of the sea crest so that incoming kinetic forces of sea waves rotates seriatim the at least one paddle of each of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) to rotate the generator through the set of gears to generate electricity individually by each of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500).
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) are lined-up by grouping a set pioneer devices from the plurality of pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) and lining-up each set of pioneer device in the particular arrangement.
6. A sea wave energy converter system, comprising: a plurality of pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) each of which is mounted on individual towers installed at a seabed, wherein each of the pioneer device (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) comprises an assembly having a set of gears connected to at least one fly wheel and at least one paddle; a main shaft (10) connected to each of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500); and a common generator connected to the main shaft (10), wherein each of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) are lined-up in a particular arrangement covering a length of a sea crest so that incoming kinetic forces of sea waves rotates seriatim the paddle of each of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) to rotate the common generator through the main shaft to generate electricity, wherein the particular arrangement is one of a diagonal arrangement, a cross arrangement, and a ‘V’ shaped arrangement where each of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) is lined-up along the particular arrangement whereby no pioneer device obstructs the flow of the sea waves for the subsequent pioneer device so that each of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) has equal water flow exposure so that the sea wave energy converter system is able to continuously generate electricity, and wherein a height of the tower of each of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) is adjustable and is dependent on at least one of a height of the sea waves and a size of the paddle, and wherein each of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) are line-up in the particular arrangement at different tidal zones of sea.
7. The system of claim 6, wherein each of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) are lined-up in the particular arrangement such that when one of the sea waves reaches at a pioneer device (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) from the plurality of pioneer device, another sea wave start rotating the paddles of the remaining pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) forming a cycle to continuously generate the electricity, and wherein a number of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) to be lined-up depends on at least one of a periodicity of the sea waves, a length of the sea waves, the height of the sea wave.
8. The system of claim 6, wherein each of the pioneer devices (100 or 200 or 300a or 300b or 400 or 500) is installed on a square frame using screw gears of the towers and are configured to slide up and down in direction on the screw gears of the towers using the square frame.
9. A sea wave converter device (400) comprises: a pair of towers (403) connected with each other using a motor shaft attached to a stand (414), wherein each of the towers (403) comprising a plurality of screw gears (413) connected using a bearing holder (417), and an electric motor (412); and a square frame structure (409) connected to at least one paddle (401) and mounted on the pair of towers (403) to slide up and down in direction on the screw gears (413) of the pair of towers (403), wherein the square frame structure (409) comprises an assembly having a set of gears (407a-407e) connected to at least one of a pair of fly wheels (406), the at least one paddle (401), and a generator (408) to generate electricity, wherein incoming kinetic forces of sea waves rotate the at least one paddle (401) to rotate the generator (408) through the set of gears (407a-407e) using the flywheels (406) to generate the electricity, wherein a height of the pair of towers (403) are adjustable and is dependent on at least one of a height the sea waves and a size of the at least one paddle (401).
10. The sea wave converter device (400) of claim 9, wherein the assembly comprises: a paddle shaft (404), connected to the square frame structure (409), wherein the at least one paddle (401) is mounted on the paddle shaft (404), and wherein the paddle shaft (404) is mounted or connected on the square frame structure (409) using a free wheel, a counter shaft (405), connected to the square frame structure (409) using a bearing, comprising the pair of fly wheels (406), a pair of small gears (407a) from the set of gears (407a-407e), and a first big gear (407b) from the set of gears (407a-407e), a generator shaft (416), connected to the square frame structure (409), comprising a first small gear (407c) from the set of gears (407a-407e) connected to the first big gear (407b) and a second big gear (407d) from the set of gears (407a-407e), and a second small gear (407e) from the set of gears (407a-407e) connected to the second big gear (407d) and the generator (408) to generate the electricity based on the rotation.
11. The sea wave converter device (400) of claim 9, wherein the electric motor (412) is mounted on top of one tower from the pair of towers (403) using a small gear (410) connected to the stand (414) to maintain a height of the at least one paddle (401), and wherein a big gear (411) is connected to the small gear (410) of the electric motor (412) and is mounted on the plurality of screw gears (413) to maintain the height of the at least one paddle (401).
12. The sea wave converter device (400) of claim 9, wherein the at least one paddle (401) is positioned on a face of a sea crest during waves such that the incoming kinetic forces of the sea waves fall on the at least one paddle (401) to rotate the at least one paddle (401).
13. The sea wave energy converter device of claim 9, wherein the paddle (401) is made from light weight material to increase fast movement of the paddle (401) or from heavy material to increase gravity force for fast restore of the paddles (401).
14. The sea wave energy converter device of claim 9, wherein according to a sea water level of tide and a slope of a seabed, one or more paddle shaft (404) are arranged in parallel to continuously generate the electricity.
15. The sea wave energy converter device of claim 14, wherein power from the one or more paddle shaft (404) are used to generate continuously generate the electricity.
16. A sea wave converter device (500) comprises: a pair of towers (503) connected with each other using a stand (513), wherein each of the towers (503) comprising a common shaft (511) connected using a bearing holder (512) and bevel gears (509-510); and an assembly comprising a plurality of paddles (501) arranged in tiers (A-E) connected at different levels to the pair of towers (503), at least a pair of fly wheels (506), a set of gears (507a-507d) and a generator (508) to generate electricity, wherein incoming kinetic forces of sea waves rotate at least one paddle from the plurality of paddles (501) to rotate the generator (508) through the set of gears (507a-507d) using the flywheels (506) to generate the electricity, wherein a height of the pair of towers (503) are adjustable and is dependent on at least one of a height the sea waves and a size of the plurality of paddles (501).
17. The sea wave converter device (500) of claim 16, wherein the assembly comprises: a paddle shaft (504), connected to the pair of towers (503), comprising a freewheel, wherein the paddle shaft (504) is attached to the pair of towers (503) using a bearing (502); a counter shaft (515a), connected to the pair of towers (503), comprising the pair of fly wheels (506), a first big gear (507a) from the set of gears (507a-507d), a generator shaft (515b), connected to the pair of towers (503), comprising a first small gear (507b) from the set of gears (507a-507d) connected to the first big gear (507a) and a second big gear (507c) from the set of gears (507a-507d), and a second small gear (507d) from the set of gears (507a-507d) connected to the second big gear (507c) and the generator (508) to generate the electricity based on the rotation.
18. The sea wave converter device (500) of claim 16, wherein the at least one paddle (501) is positioned on a face of a sea crest during waves such that the incoming kinetic forces of the sea waves falls on the at least one paddle (501) to rotate the at least one paddle (501).
19. The sea wave energy converter device (500) of claim 16, wherein the paddles (501) are made from lightweight material to increase fast movement of the paddles (501) or from heavy material to increase gravity force for fast restore of the paddles (501).
20. The sea wave energy converter device (500) of claim 16, wherein according to a sea water level of the tide and a slope of a seabed, one or more paddle shaft (504) are arranged in parallel to continuously generate the electricity.
21. The sea wave energy converter device (500) of claim 20, wherein power from the one or more paddle shaft (504) are used to generate continuously generate the electricity.
Description
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(15) The terms, “sea wave energy conversion device”, “sea wave energy converter apparatus”, “sea wave converter device”, “pioneer device” and “wind power conversion device” are used interchangeably in the disclosure.
(16) This present invention relates to continual renewable energy power generation from sea waves; here with arrangements, amendments systems and methods of pioneer devices (i.e., sea wave energy conversion device of the
(17) In some configurations and referring to the
(18) Wherein, the pioneer device moves up and down automatically opposite of the sea wave crest to harness each sea wave even if low, medium and high tides for power generation.
(19) In an embodiment, the sea wave conversion device (400) includes a pair of towers (403) connected with each other using a motor shaft. The motor shaft is attached to a stand (414). Each of the towers (403) including a plurality of screw gears (413) connected with an electric motor (412) using a bearing holder (417). A square frame structure (409) is connected to the paddle (401) and mounted on the pair of towers (403) to slide up and down in direction on the screw gears (413) of the pair of towers (403). The square frame structure (409) includes an assembly having a set of gears (407a-407e) connected to at least one of a pair of fly wheels (406), at least one paddle (401), and a generator (408) to generate electricity. Incoming kinetic forces of sea waves rotate the at least one paddle (401) to rotate the generator (408) through the set of gears (407a-407e) using the flywheels (406) to generate the electricity.
(20) In an embodiment, the assembly includes a paddle shaft (404) connected to the square frame structure (409). The at least one paddle (401) is mounted on the paddle shaft (404). The paddle shaft (404) is mounted or connected on the square frame structure (409) using a free wheel. A counter shaft (405) is connected to the square frame structure (409) using a bearing. The counter shaft (405) includes the pair of fly wheels (406), a pair of small gears (407a) from the set of gears (407a-407e), and a first big gear (407b) from the set of gears (407a-407e). A generator shaft (416) is connected to the square frame structure (409). The generator shaft (416) includes a first small gear (407c) from the set of gears (407a-407e) connected to the first big gear (407b) and a second big gear (407d) from the set of gears (407a-407e). A second small gear (407e) from the set of gears (407a-407e) is connected to the second big gear (407d) and the generator (408) to generate the electricity based on the rotation.
(21) In an embodiment, the electric motor (412) is mounted on top of one tower from the pair of towers (403) using a small gear (410) connected to the stand (414) to maintain a height of the at least one paddle (401). The big gear (411) is connected to the small gear (410) of the electric motor (412) and is mounted on the plurality of screw gears (413) to maintain the height of the at least one paddle (401).
(22) In an embodiment, the at least one paddle (401) is positioned on face of a sea crest during waves such that the incoming kinetic forces of the sea waves fall on the at least one paddle (401) to rotate the at least one paddle (401).
(23) In an embodiment, a height of the pair of towers (403) are adjustable and is dependent on at least one of a height the sea waves and a size of the at least one paddle (401).
(24) In an embodiment, the paddle (401) is made from lightweight material to increase fast restore of the paddle (401) or from heavy material to increase gravity force for fast restore of the paddles (401).
(25) In an embodiment, one or more paddle shaft (404) are arranged in parallel to continuously generate the electricity according to a sea water level of tide and a slope of a seabed.
(26) In an embodiment, power of from the one or more paddle shaft (404) are used to generate continuously generate the electricity.
(27) In some configurations and referring to
(28) According to low, medium and high tides the crest of sea waves up and down, so any one paddle (501) of the multistory towers stay on opposite of similar leveled sea wave crest (505). Thus, sea waves harnessing process stay on continue even if tides.
(29) In an embodiment, the assembly includes a paddle shaft (504) connected to the pair of towers (503). The paddle shaft (504) is provided with freewheel. The paddle shaft (504) is attached to the pair of towers (503) using a bearing (502). A counter shaft (515a) is connected to the pair of towers (503). The counter shaft (515a) is provided with the pair of fly wheels (506) and a first big gear (507a) from the set of gears (507a-507d). A generator shaft (515b) is connected to the pair of towers (503). The generator shaft (515b) includes a first small gear (507b) from the set of gears (507a-507d) connected to the first big gear (507a) and a second big gear (507c) from the set of gears (507a-507d). A second small gear (507d) from the set of gears (507a-507d) is connected to the second big gear (507c) and the generator (508) to generate the electricity based on the rotation.
(30) In an embodiment, the at least one paddle (501) is positioned on face of a sea crest during waves such that the incoming kinetic forces of the sea waves falls on the at least one paddle (501) to rotate the at least one paddle (501).
(31) In an embodiment, a height of the pair of towers (503) are adjustable and is dependent on at least one of a height of the sea waves and a size of the plurality of paddles (501).
(32) In an embodiment, the paddles (501) are made from lightweight material to increase fast movement of the paddles (501) or from heavy material to increase gravity force for fast restore of the paddles (501).
(33) In an embodiment, one or more paddle shaft (504) are arranged in parallel to continuously generate the electricity according to a sea water level of the tide and a slope of a seabed.
(34) In an embodiment, power of from the one or more paddle shaft (504) are used to generate continuously generate the electricity.
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(42) In an example, length of the cross line up of sea wave conversion device (100) depend on wave period, for example wave period is 8 second, so number of installing devices (100) in one cross line up stay on whatever may be within 8 second (round about five to fifteen devices), diagonal distant between two devices variable but desirable and/or depend on wave period, wave length, unit size, and crest height. While diagonal shaped row may be installed any one left or right sides, or both sides (‘V’ shaped).
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(49) Said cross line up of devices having individual gear box with generator
(50) Length of the cross line up of devices depend on wave period, for example wave period is 8 second, so number of installing devices in one cross line up stay on whatever may be within 8 second (round about five to fifteen devices), diagonal distant between two devices variable but desirable and/or depend on wave period, wave length, unit size, and crest height. While diagonal shaped row may be installed any one left or right sides, or both sides (‘V’ shaped).
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(63) The length of cross line up of the multistory sea waves harnessing tower may be as long until sea waves harnessing stay on continues; within low, medium and high tides. Thus cross line up installing arrangement of multistory towers may be arranged as desirable lengthened parallel row (1-6) like
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(66) The length of cross line up of the automatic sea waves harnessing tower may be as long as sea waves harnessing keep stay on continues; within low, medium and high tides. Thus cross line up installing arrangement of automatic towers may be arranged as desirable lengthened parallel row (1-6) like
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