Title:
APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING OR ABSORBING ENERGY FROM A MOVING BODY OF WATER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/001688
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
There is provided an apparatus for absorbing or converting energy from a moving body of water. The apparatus comprises an energy capture element (3) which, in use, moves in response to movement of the body of water in which the energy capture element (3) is placed, and an elongate guide element (1) defining a guide path along which the energy capture element (3) can move. The energy capture element (3) is a volume. In use, the energy capture element (3) and the guide element (1) are arranged so that the energy capture element (3) moves along the guide path in a substantially horizontal plane in response to differences in water pressure along a length of the energy capture element (3) parallel to the guide path and in response to movement of the body of water surrounding the energy capture element (3).
Inventors:
GRASSI MICHELE (IT)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2015/051951
Publication Date:
March 31, 2016
Filing Date:
July 03, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MATHCLICK LTD (GB)
International Classes:
F03B13/18; F03B13/26
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1981000285A1 | 1981-02-05 | |||
| WO2013068748A2 | 2013-05-16 |
Foreign References:
| US7476986B1 | 2009-01-13 | |||
| AU2013201756A1 | 2014-04-17 | |||
| CA2093187A1 | 1994-06-08 | |||
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Other References:
See also references of EP 3164596A2
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PALMER, Ben (London, Greater London WC1X 8PL, GB)
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