Wave-power electric device and method
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1. A wave-power unit for the production of electric power comprising:
- floating body and rotating electric generator having a rotor;
a mechanical movement transmitting means arranged for transmission of vertical movement of the floating body to rotary movements of the rotor, a turning body connected to the transmitting means, the transmitting means being secured by its upper end to the floating body and by its lower end to the turning body;
the lower part of the movement transmitting means including a component that can be rolled up;
the turning body having circular cross section and the diameter of the rotor is larger than the turning body.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a wave-power unit having a floating body (3) and a rotating electric generator (5) mechanically connected to the floating body (3). In accordance with the invention a mechanically movement transmitting means (4) is arranged for transmission of vertical movements of the floating body (3) to rotary movements of the generator rotor. The invention also relates to a wave-power plant composed of a number of wave-power units in accordance with the invention. The invention also relates to the use of the claimed wave-power unit and method of generating electric energy.
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42 Claims
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1. A wave-power unit for the production of electric power comprising:
floating body and rotating electric generator having a rotor;
a mechanical movement transmitting means arranged for transmission of vertical movement of the floating body to rotary movements of the rotor, a turning body connected to the transmitting means, the transmitting means being secured by its upper end to the floating body and by its lower end to the turning body;
the lower part of the movement transmitting means including a component that can be rolled up;
the turning body having circular cross section and the diameter of the rotor is larger than the turning body.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
- 32. A method of generating electric power by mechanically connecting a floating body to a rotating electric generator, wherein mechanical movement transmitting means is arranged to transmit vertical movements of the floating body to rotary movements of the generator rotor, the rotor being connected to a turning body connected to the movement transmitting means, said movement transmitting means being secured by its upper end to the floating body and by its lower end to the turning body, and at least the lower part of the movement transmitting means includes a component that can be rolled up, wherein the turning body has circular cross section and the diameter of the rotor is larger than the turning body.
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41. A wave-power unit for the production of electric power comprising:
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floating body and rotating electric generator having a rotor;
a mechanical movement transmitting means arranged for transmission of vertical movement of the floating body to rotary movements of the rotor, a turning body connected to the transmitting means, the transmitting means being secured by its upper end to the floating body and by its lower end to the turning body;
the lower part of the movement transmitting means including a component that can be rolled up;wherein the spring rate of the spring means is adjustable.
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42. A wave-power unit for the production of electric power comprising:
a floating body and rotating electric generator having a rotor;
a mechanical movement transmitting means arranged for transmission of vertical movement of the floating body to rotary movements of the rotor, a turning body connected to the transmitting means, the transmitting means being secured by its upper end to the floating body and by its lower end to the turning body;
the lower part of the movement transmitting means including a component that can be rolled up;
wherein at least a stator of the generator is enclosed in a housing anchored in the sea/lake bed and wherein the housing is filled with a liquid.
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