公开(公告)号：US20190101096A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-04

申请号：US16107610

申请日：2018-08-21

申请人： BOMBORA WAVE POWER PTY LTD

发明人： Sam LEIGHTON ,  Campbell ALGIE ,  Shawn Kay RYAN

IPC分类号： F03B13/24 ,  F03B13/18

摘要： Wave energy convertor (WEC) 100 and related control methods. The WEC has at least one cell 102 of variable volume containing an energy transfer fluid and at least partially bounded by a movable flexible membrane 106, and the at least one cell has a substantially constant membrane pressure differential during at least part of a respective cell volume deflation or inflation stroke. Pressure differential between the exterior and interior surfaces of the membrane of the respective cell can be maintained as stable and constant as possible for a substantial part of the volume change during deflation and inflation of the membrane/cell. Membrane and/or cell inclination angle can range between 35° and 50°. Chord ratio of the flexible membrane of at least one cell can be between 1.01 and 1.3 during operation. A control surface 108 can modify the available membrane surface or limit of operation of the membrane for operation and/or modify an internal wall or surface of the cell.

公开(公告)号：US20150226176A1

公开(公告)日：2015-08-13

申请号：US14622717

申请日：2015-02-13

申请人： Bombora Wave Power Pty Ltd

发明人： Glen Lee RYAN ,  Shawn Kay RYAN

IPC分类号： F03B13/22

CPC分类号： F03B13/22 ,  F03B13/12 ,  F03B13/16 ,  F03B13/188 ,  F03B13/1885 ,  F03B13/189 ,  F03B13/1895 ,  F03B13/24 ,  F03D9/008 ,  F03D9/25 ,  F03D13/25 ,  F05B2240/40 ,  F05B2240/93 ,  F05B2240/97 ,  Y02E10/38 ,  Y02E10/72

摘要： A wave energy converter (WEC) 10 has a body portion 18 with a face 20 and at least one flexible membrane 16 bounding at least part of a volume of a fluid to form a variable volume cell 22. The membrane is inclined from vertical providing a flow smoothed passage for wave energy from a wave 14 to travel over the WEC whilst deforming the at least one membrane towards the body to compress the fluid. The cell(s) can be submerged or floating. The inclination of the at least one membrane assists conversion of potential and kinetic energy of the wave to pressure within the fluid. Fluid pressure within the WEC cell(s) and/or system can be optimised to suit wave and/or performance conditions.

摘要翻译： 波能量转换器（WEC）10具有主体部分18，其具有面20和至少一个柔性膜16，所述至少一个柔性膜16界定流体体积的至少一部分以形成可变体积单元22.膜从垂直方向倾斜， 流波平滑通道，用于来自波14的波能量在WEC上移动，同时使至少一个膜朝向身体变形以压缩流体。 电池可以浸没或浮动。 至少一个膜的倾角有助于将波的潜在和动能转换成流体内的压力。 可以优化WEC电池和/或系统内的流体压力，以适应波浪和/或性能条件。