Wave energy converter
CA 2514535 A1 · Owner: Burns, Alan Robert · Inventors: Burns, Alan Robert; Tinc, Petru
Overview
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Apparatus (10) for capturing wave energy in a body of water such as the sea. The apparatus (10) rests on the seabed and comprises a body structure (11) having a portion such as a flexible diaphragm (19) adapted to deflect in response to wave action. Pumps (51), each defining a pumping chamber (55) are , adapted to undergo expansion and contraction in response to deflection of the portion of the body structure. Each pumping chamber (55) has an inlet (61) communicating with the seawater and an outlet (62) whereby seawater is drawn , into the pumping chamber upon volume expansion thereof from the pumping chamber and is discharged through the outlet upon volume reduction thereof through …
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- Filed June 27, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 27, 2023.
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