CA2537578A1 - Tidal energy system - Google Patents

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CA2537578A1
CA2537578A1 CA002537578A CA2537578A CA2537578A1 CA 2537578 A1 CA2537578 A1 CA 2537578A1 CA 002537578 A CA002537578 A CA 002537578A CA 2537578 A CA2537578 A CA 2537578A CA 2537578 A1 CA2537578 A1 CA 2537578A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03B—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
    • F03B13/00—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates
    • F03B13/12—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy
    • F03B13/26—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using tide energy
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2210/00—Working fluid
    • F05B2210/16—Air or water being indistinctly used as working fluid, i.e. the machine can work equally with air or water without any modification
    • Y—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
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/20—Hydro energy
    • Y—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
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/30—Energy from the sea, e.g. using wave energy or salinity gradient

Abstract

The Tidal Energy System is a structure capable of extracting energy from the potential and kinetic energies of the tides, as well as from ocean waves and offshore wind. Its components operate synergistically in multiple capacities to extract energy from these sources so that the Tidal Energy System operates as unit. The Tidal Energy System is structured so that it can be operated integrally with electrolyzer and fuel cell technology to produce on demand power thus eliminating the pulse character of conventional tidal power. The Tidal Energy System can also generate hydrogen as an end product.

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1. An enclosure for the extraction of energy from the potential energy contained in the ocean tides comprising the elements:
(a) an array of support columns set at regular intervals in the ocean along the perimeter line determining said enclosure (b) a means of securing said support columns to the ocean floor (c) a predetermined number of panels wherein said panels are placed contiguously one above the other to the approximate height of and fitting precisely between adjacent pairs of said support columns (d) a means of firmly securing said panels between said adjacent pairs of support columns (e) a means of sealing any space between each said panel and the support columns between which said panel is inserted (e) a predetermined number of caissons (f) pairs of support columns placed on either side of predetermined adjacent support columns within the afore mentioned array so as to form two rows of support columns (hereafter referred to as caisson support columns) perpendicular to said perimeter, the distance between two said rows being such that said caisson fits precisely between them (g) support panels inserted between each pair of directly opposite support columns of said two rows so that said caisson rests on said panels and therefore said support panels form a platform between said two rows for caisson (h) turbines, a predetermined number of said turbines being enclosed in each said caisson (i) a means for allowing water to pass through said turbine at the will of a human operator (j) electric generators, each said generator connected to one or more said turbines whereby said elements render said enclosure without gap and thereby separating the ocean without from the interior of said enclosure except at such time as said human operator allows water to pass through said turbines and causing said generators to produce electric power.
2. The enclosure of claim 1 further including devices for the extraction of energy from the ocean waves, said devices being incorporated into the said enclosure and thereby protecting the enclosure from the destructive power of the waves while generating energy.
3. The enclosure of claim 1 wherein sections of predetermined length of said enclosure on either side of some of said caissons form a letter "V" with said caisson at the point of intersection of said sections, thereby funneling tidal currents into the turbine within said caisson, thus energizing the generators) connected to said turbine, and thereby converting the kinetic energy of tidal flows into electrical energy.
4. The enclosure of claim 1 further including wind turbines mounted on said enclosure.
5. The enclosure of claim 1 further including (a) a means whereby hydrogen is generated electrolytically from water (b) a means whereby hydrogen is stored
6. The enclosure of claim 5 further including a means whereby electric power is generated using hydrogen as a fuel.
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