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Method and apparatus for generating electric power using wave force

CA 2186397 C · Owner: Shim, Hyun Jin · Inventors: Shim, Hyun Jin

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An improved electric power generation apparatus using a wave force and a method thereof which are capable of protecting the system from waves having a predetermined height higher than the previously set height based on the climate condition at the construction site of the system, which includes the steps of lifting/lowering a plurality of buoys in response to waves applied thereto, each of said buoys being connected to each of a plurality of support members disposed at a lattice-type frame submerged within sea, converting the lifting/lowering movement of each buoy into a rotation force, a driving compressed liquid generation unit provided at each buoy in cooperation with the rotation force, …

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  • Filed September 24, 1996 and granted December 5, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 24, 2016.
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FiledSeptember 24, 1996
GrantedDecember 5, 2000
Term endedSeptember 24, 2016
Patent numberCA 2186397 C
Classification (IPC)F03B13/18

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