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MOORING DEVICE AND METHOD

NºPublicación:  US2025136253A1 01/05/2025
Solicitante: 
ENI S P A [IT]
ENI S.P.A
US_2025136253_PA

Resumen de: US2025136253A1

A mooring device for a wave energy conversion apparatus includes a three-dimensional beam structure which houses the wave energy conversion apparatus and which includes two elements for rotoidal coupling to the energy conversion apparatus by wave motion spaced apart and defining an axis of rotation for the same apparatus. The device also includes an anchoring component fixed to the three-dimensional beam structure.

DEVICE FOR CONVERSION OF WAVE ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY

NºPublicación:  US2025137429A1 01/05/2025
Solicitante: 
DRAGIC MILE [RS]
DRAGIC Mile
US_2025137429_PA

Resumen de: US2025137429A1

A device for conversion of wave energy into electrical energy consists of a supporting structure, the first working body, an anchor and anchor cables. The supporting structure is connected to the anchors by anchor cables, while the first working body is slidably connected to the supporting structure. The motion transformation system is firmly connected to the supporting structure and comprises rigid gears toothed with gears with rolls on one side while on the other side they are hinged to the first working body, on the other side of the gears with the rolls, rigid gears are connected at one end, while their other end is hinged to other working body. The gears with rolls are connected by shafts with a multiplier that drives the generator that further produces electricity.

A BOTTOM-HINGED WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER AND A METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING A BOTTOM-HINGED WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER

NºPublicación:  US2025137430A1 01/05/2025
Solicitante: 
PATENTSELSKABET AF 30 NOVEMBER 2014 APS [DK]
PATENTSELSKABET AF 30. NOVEMBER 2014 APS
US_2025137430_PA

Resumen de: US2025137430A1

A bottom-hinged wave energy converter is provided including a foundation defining an apparent foundation weight; a power converter connected to the foundation, the power converter including a crank; a flap arm including along an arm axis a crank end connected to the crank and a flap end; a flap including a flap bottom connected to the flap end, and a flap top adapted to be at or near an ocean surface during use, the flap including a substantially circular or elliptic flap cross-section in a cross-section plane substantially perpendicular to the arm axis, which flap cross-section is constant between or increases between the flap bottom and the flap top thereby defining a flap buoyancy, wherein the apparent foundation weight being lesser or greater than the flap buoyancy.

WAVE-POWERED PROPULSION SHROUD

NºPublicación:  AU2024227243A1 01/05/2025
Solicitante: 
LONE GULL HOLDINGS LTD
Lone Gull Holdings, Ltd
AU_2024227243_A1

Resumen de: AU2024227243A1

Disclosed are embodiments of a novel type of wave-powered propulsion adapted for use by buoyant vessels in order to provide or supplement their self-propulsion. An approximately vertical and semi-cylindrical propulsive shroud attached to a vessel interacts with a wave motion at and below the vessel in order to impart a thrust to the vessel. 101 o 100

WAVE-POWERED PROPULSION SHROUD

NºPublicación:  WO2025085300A1 24/04/2025
Solicitante: 
LONE GULL HOLDINGS LTD [US]
LONE GULL HOLDINGS, LTD
WO_2025085300_PA

Resumen de: WO2025085300A1

Disclosed are embodiments of a novel type of wave-powered propulsion adapted for use by buoyant vessels in order to provide or supplement their self-propulsion. An approximately vertical and semi-cylindrical propulsive shroud attached to a vessel interacts with a wave motion at and below the vessel in order to impart a thrust to the vessel.

WAVE-POWERED PROPULSION SHROUD

NºPublicación:  WO2025085301A1 24/04/2025
Solicitante: 
LONE GULL HOLDINGS LTD [US]
LONE GULL HOLDINGS, LTD
WO_2025085301_PA

Resumen de: WO2025085301A1

Disclosed are embodiments of a novel type of wave-powered propulsion adapted for use by buoyant vessels in order to provide or supplement their self-propulsion. An approximately vertical and semi-cylindrical propulsive shroud attached to a vessel interacts with a wave motion at and below the vessel in order to impart a thrust to the vessel.

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND CONVEYANCE SYSTEM

NºPublicación:  US2025129762A1 24/04/2025
Solicitante: 
LONE GULL HOLDINGS LTD [US]
LONE GULL HOLDINGS, LTD
KR_20240153609_PA

Resumen de: US2025129762A1

A system and method by which energy from ocean waves is converted into hydrogen, and that hydrogen is used to manifest electrical and mechanical energies by an energy consuming device. A portion of the generated electrical power is communicated to water electrolyzers which produce oxygen and hydrogen from water as gases. At least a portion of the generated hydrogen gas is transferred to a transportation ship via a hose-carrying, remotely operated (or otherwise unmanned) vehicle, and subsequently transferred to an energy-consuming module or infrastructur, where a portion of the hydrogen is consumed in order to manifest a generation of electrical energy, a mechanical motion, and/or a chemical reaction.

WAVE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM

NºPublicación:  US2025129763A1 24/04/2025
Solicitante: 
HYDROSINE DYNAMICS INC [US]
Hydrosine Dynamics, Inc
WO_2023014854_PA

Resumen de: US2025129763A1

Systems and methods for generating electricity from the waves of a body of water are provided. Generally, the system comprises apparatus that includes at least two tanks and a turbine that is situated intermediate conduit structure that interconnects the two tanks. The cresting of a wave that impinges upon the apparatus fills one of the tanks. This water is directed through a turbine and generator assembly while flowing between the tanks. The other of the tanks is configured to empty during the troughing of the wave.

PRESSURE-REGULATING HYDRODYNAMIC PUMP AND WAVE ENGINE

NºPublicación:  EP4540518A1 23/04/2025
Solicitante: 
LONE GULL HOLDINGS LTD [US]
Lone Gull Holdings, Ltd
US_2025101941_PA

Resumen de: US2025101941A1

A pressure-regulating buoyant hydrodynamic pump is disclosed that floats adjacent to a surface of a body of water over which waves tend to pass. In response to wave-induced movements of the device, water is drawn into a mouth at a lower end of an injection tube, and water is ejected from a mouth at an upper end of the injection tube. The ejected water is deposited into an interior of the hollow buoy thereby augmenting a water reservoir therein. And water flows from the water reservoir to and through a water turbine, thereby energizing a generator, power electronics, and an electrical load. A novel water-turbine effluent buffering tube, or chamber, smooths pressure variations felt across the water turbine.

WAVE-POWERED PROPULSION SHROUD

NºPublicación:  US2025121923A1 17/04/2025
Solicitante: 
LONE GULL HOLDINGS LTD [US]
Lone Gull Holdings, Ltd
US_2025121923_PA

Resumen de: US2025121923A1

Disclosed are embodiments of a novel type of wave-powered propulsion adapted for use by buoyant vessels in order to provide or supplement their self-propulsion. An approximately vertical and semi-cylindrical propulsive shroud attached to a vessel interacts with a wave motion at and below the vessel in order to impart a thrust to the vessel.

MULTI-STAGE BUFFER HYDRAULIC CYLINDER FOR WAVE-ENERGY POWER GENERATION APPARATUS AND MULTI-STAGE BUFFER HYDRAULIC CONTROL METHOD

NºPublicación:  US2025122859A1 17/04/2025
Solicitante: 
GUANGZHOU INST OF ENERGY CONVERSION CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES [CN]
GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
US_2025122859_PA

Resumen de: US2025122859A1

A multi-stage buffer hydraulic cylinder for a wave-energy power generation apparatus and a multi-stage buffer hydraulic control method are provided. A built-in fixed rod is arranged inside a cylinder barrel of a hydraulic cylinder and nested in a piston rod, and a fixed-rod inner cavity and a piston-rod inner cavity are taken as high-pressure working cavities, such that the diameter of the piston rod can be increased while the effective work area is reduced. Front and rear end covers of the hydraulic cylinder each are provided with a buffer spring for buffering the strike caused by the excessive stroke of the piston rod under the extreme wave condition, and the hydraulic cylinder may be buffered under the condition of heavy waves by setting the stiffness of the spring, such that a main piston does not strike the front and rear end covers.

WAVE-POWERED PROPULSION SHROUD

NºPublicación:  US2025121922A1 17/04/2025
Solicitante: 
LONE GULL HOLDINGS LTD [US]
Lone Gull Holdings, Ltd
US_2025121922_PA

Resumen de: US2025121922A1

Disclosed are embodiments of a novel type of wave-powered propulsion adapted for use by buoyant vessels in order to provide or supplement their self-propulsion. An approximately vertical and semi-cylindrical propulsive shroud attached to a vessel interacts with a wave motion at and below the vessel in order to impart a thrust to the vessel.

Tidal energy system

NºPublicación:  GB2634657A 16/04/2025
Solicitante: 
STUART FRANK MURPHY [GB]
Stuart Frank Murphy
GB_2634657_PA

Resumen de: GB2634657A

A tidal energy system comprising: a seaward and a landward storage basin and an intermediate storage basin between the seaward and landward storage basins; and a bypass storage basin. A turbine is provided between the sea and the seaward storage basin, a turbine is provided between the seaward and the intermediate storage basins, a turbine is provided between the intermediate and the landward storage basins, a turbine is provided between the bypass storage basin and the sea; and a turbine is provided between the bypass and the landward storage basins. In a first operation phase, rising tidal water received at the seaward storage basin charges the tidal energy system by movement of water from the sea, to seaward to intermediate then to landward storage basins.

INERTIAL HYDRODYNAMIC PUMP AND WAVE ENGINE

NºPublicación:  US2025116016A1 10/04/2025
Solicitante: 
LONE GULL HOLDINGS LTD [US]
LONE GULL HOLDINGS, LTD
AU_2024267050_A1

Resumen de: US2025116016A1

A buoyant hydrodynamic pump is disclosed that can float on a surface of a body of water over which waves tend to pass. Embodiments incorporate an open-bottomed tube with a constriction. The tube partially encloses a substantial volume of water with which the tube's constriction interacts, creating and/or amplifying fluid-flow oscillations therein in response to wave action. Wave-driven oscillations result in periodic upward ejections of portions of the water inside the tube that can be collected in a reservoir that is at least partially positioned above the mean water level of the body of water, or pressurized by compressed air or gas, or both. Water within such a reservoir may return to the body of water via a turbine, thereby generating electrical power (making the device a wave engine), or the device's pumping action can be used for other purposes such as water circulation, propulsion, dissolved minerals extraction, or cloud seeding. Methods are disclosed for manufacture of hydrogen at sea and for delivery of said hydrogen using a ship. Methods are disclosed for filling a hydrogen-loaded carrier ship at sea.

Energy Harvesting and Electrical Power Generation

NºPublicación:  US2025119092A1 10/04/2025
Solicitante: 
SOLAREDGE TECH LTD [IL]
Solaredge Technologies Ltd
US_2024097600_PA

Resumen de: US2025119092A1

An apparatus for harvesting energy, such as solar, wind, wave, thermal, and the like, including a solar panel and a duct supporting the solar panel at an operational angle. The duct comprises a bottom shroud and side shrouds, therein forming a large aperture, a small aperture, and an oblique frustum shaped cavity. The oblique frustum shaped cavity is configured to direct a flow of fluid from the large aperture to the small aperture. A flow energy generator, such as a turbine, located at the small aperture is configured to collect flow energy. Temperature differences between the solar panel and the environment may be used to harvest thermal energy with a thermoelectric generator. Fluid flow under the solar panel may decrease the panel temperature and increase the efficiency. Generators may be operated in reverse to lower the solar panel temperature and increase efficiency.

METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE ENERGY GENERATION OF A PLANT FOR THE EXPLOITATION OF THE WAVE MOTION

NºPublicación:  WO2025074262A1 10/04/2025
Solicitante: 
PEDERINI ENRICO MARIA [IT]
PEDERINI, Enrico Maria
WO_2025074262_PA

Resumen de: WO2025074262A1

The invention concerns a method (1000,2000,3000) for controlling a plant (30) for the generation of electrical energy through the exploitation of the wave motion (54) in a body of water. The plant (30) comprises at least one generation module (34) adapted to convert kinetic energy associated with the wave motion (54) into electrical energy by means of a movable element (62) adapted to move due to the action of the wave motion (54) and a generator element (66) adapted to convert the movement of the movable element into electrical energy, at least one sensor (72) adapted to provide a measurement indicative of the wave motion (54) with respect to an element of the plant (30). The method comprises the steps of acquiring a plurality of measurements, calculating a damping coefficient associated with the conversion of motion into electrical energy of the generator element (66), and regulating the operation of the generator element (66) so as to impose the calculated damping coefficient.

METHOD OF ADJUSTING A SYSTEM FOR EXPLOITING WAVE MOTION

NºPublicación:  WO2025074261A1 10/04/2025
Solicitante: 
PEDERINI ENRICO MARIA [IT]
PEDERINI, Enrico Maria
WO_2025074261_PA

Resumen de: WO2025074261A1

The invention concerns a method (1000,2000,3000) for controlling a plant (30) for the generation of electrical energy through the exploitation of the wave motion (54) in a body of water. The plant (30) comprises: - a bearing structure (32) comprising an emerged part and an immersed part, - at least one generation module (34) adapted to convert kinetic energy associated with the wave motion (54) into electrical energy by means of a movable element (62) adapted to move between two end-of-stroke positions due to the action of the wave motion (54) and a generator element (66) adapted to convert the movement of the movable element into electrical energy, the generation module (34) comprising a platform (36,60) coupled to the bearing structure (32), - a sensor (72) adapted to provide a measurement indicative of the wave motion (54) with respect to a first reference element (36,60) of the plant (30), and - actuation means adapted to move the platform (36,60) with respect to the bearing structure (32) along a longitudinal direction of the bearing structure (32), Advantageously, the method comprises the steps of: - acquiring (1000, 3001) a plurality of measurements of the sensor, - calculating (3004) an average position value of the level of the body of water (52) with respect to a second reference element (32) of the plant (30) based on the plurality of measurements, and - modifying (3010, 3013, 3014) the position of the platform (36,60) with respect to the second reference element (

PLANT FOR THE EXPLOITATION OF WAVE MOTION

NºPublicación:  WO2025074259A1 10/04/2025
Solicitante: 
PEDERINI ENRICO MARIA [IT]
PEDERINI, Enrico Maria
WO_2025074259_PA

Resumen de: WO2025074259A1

The invention concerns a plant (30) for the generation of electrical energy through the exploitation of the wave motion (54) at sea. The plant comprises: a supporting structure (32) comprising an emerged part and an immersed part and a plurality of generation modules (34). Each generation module comprises: a platform (36) constrained to the supporting structure and flanked to the emerged part; a guide channel (38) that develops vertically, fixed with respect to the platform; a rod (40) slidable along the channel; and a buoy (42) fixed to the lower end of the rod. The rod comprises a plurality of magnets (44) and the channel (38) comprises, respectively, a plurality of electrical windings (46). Each generation module comprises an auxiliary float (70) configured to detect variations in the level of the sea (52).

A HYDRAULIC PISTON PUMP ASSEMBLY AND A WAVE POWER SYSTEM

NºPublicación:  WO2025073334A1 10/04/2025
Solicitante: 
WAVEPISTON AS [DK]
WAVEPISTON A/S
WO_2025073334_PA

Resumen de: WO2025073334A1

A hydraulic piston pump assembly and a wave power system comprising such hydraulic piston pump assembly, wherein the assembly comprises a pump housing (11) having a pump housing axis and comprising an inner pump housing surface; a piston comprising a piston head (12a) with a peripheral head surface adapted to seal against the inner pump housing surface and a piston rod (12b) connected to the piston head (12a), wherein the piston rod (12b) comprises an outer piston rod surface and an actuator rod (13). The piston comprises an axial piston channel (15) extending at least partially through the piston rod (12b), wherein the actuator rod (13) has a first actuator end portion (13b) and a second actuator portion (13c), wherein the first actutor end portion (13b) fully or partly extending into the axial piston channel (15) and is slidable in the axial piston channel (15) and wherein the second actuator portion (13c) is adapted to be engaged with an effector capable of being actuated by water waves.

WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER

NºPublicación:  EP4532922A1 09/04/2025
Solicitante: 
VULJAJ SOKOLJ [ME]
VULJAJ, Sokolj
WO_2025012387_PA

Resumen de: WO2025012387A1

A wave energy converter for converting kinetic energy of waves into electric energy is provided. The wave energy converter includes a base configured for being submerged on a seabed (23), a first floating weight (3), a first lever (6) connected to the floating weight (3) and the base, a first hydraulic cylinder (4) and a first piston (21) slidably received within the hydraulic cylinder (4), one of the first hydraulic cylinder (4) and the first piston (21) being connected to the base, the other one being connected to the first lever (6) or the first floating weight (3), a first output non-return valve (15) connected to an output of the first hydraulic cylinder (4), a first input non-return valve (14) connected to an input of the first hydraulic cylinder (4), a high-pressure hydraulic line (16) connected to the first output non-return valve (15), a low-pressure hydraulic line (17) connected to the first input non-return valve (14), a hydraulic tank (18) connected to the low-pressure hydraulic line (17), and a hydraulic motor (5) or turbine coupled to an electric generator, wherein an inlet (27) of the hydraulic motor (5) or the turbine is coupled to the high-pressure hydraulic line (16) and preferably an outlet (28) of the hydraulic motor (5) or the turbine is coupled to the tank (18).

Device for conversion of wave energy into electrical energy and the process for its deployment at the exploitation location

NºPublicación:  AU2025201667A1 27/03/2025
Solicitante: 
DRAGIC MILE
Dragic, Mile
AU_2025201667_A1

Resumen de: AU2025201667A1

Abstract e for conversion of wave energy into electrical energy and the process for its deployment at the station location, wherein the device comprises a supporting construction (50) composed of buoyancy nts (52) and having a supporting tube (51) attached on the upper side. The device comprises a joint gear n the inner circumference connected with the outside surface of the supporting tube (51) in a sliding er and a sphere (32) to which is the floating body (20) pivotally connected. The device has two gears, the flexible gear (1) for connecting the floating body (20) to the second gear and the second gear for cting the flexible gear (1) to the generator. The flexible gear (1) consists of pulleys (6a, 6b, 6c) and a le element, e.g. a rope or a steel cable and the second gear can be arranged in several suitable forms, e.g. Jements as a set of a gear (4) and a rack (2) positioned inside the lower supporting tube (53) or a flexible nt, e.g. a chain (3) and a sprocket wheel (5) set in the buoyancy element (52). The supporting construction s by ropes (63) connected to the anchor weight (67) that is made in a form of a sphere segment either ly or through the rolling elements placed in the spherical dent of the anchor base (61). The invention rises the process for device deployment at the exploitation location which is particularly suitable due to transport with low draught.

Self-powered, self-propelled compute grid with loop topology

NºPublicación:  AU2025201360A1 27/03/2025
Solicitante: 
LONE GULL HOLDINGS LTD
Lone Gull Holdings, Ltd
AU_2025201360_A1

Resumen de: AU2025201360A1

Abstract An energy-harvesting compute grid includes computing assemblies that cooperate with mobile energy harvesters configured to be deployed on a body of water. The plurality of energy harvesters are positioned on and move adjacent to an upper surface of a body of water, and the locations of the energy harvesters can be monitored and controlled. The widespread gathering by the harvesters of environmental data within that geospatial area permits the forecasting of environmental factors, the discovery of advantageous energy-harvesting opportunities, the observation and tracking of hazardous objects and conditions, the efficient distribution of data and/or tasks to and between the harvesters included in the compute grid, the efficient execution of logistical operations to support, upgrade, maintain, and repair the cluster, and the opportunity to execute data-gathering across an area much larger than that afforded by an individual harvester (e.g., radio astronomy, 3 D tracking of and recording of the communication patterns of marine mammals, etc.). The computational tasks can be shared and distributed among a compute grid implemented in part by a collection of individual floating self-propelled energy harvesters thereby providing many benefits related to cost and efficiency that are unavailable to relatively isolated energy harvesters, and likewise unavailable to terrestrial compute grids of the prior art.

WATER-DRIVEN ELONGATED-CONVEYOR TURBINE AND METHOD OF USING A WATER-DRIVEN ELONGATED-CONVEYOR TURBINE

NºPublicación:  US2025101943A1 27/03/2025
Solicitante: 
WILSON MICHAEL W N [GB]
MOIR STUART P [GB]
Wilson Michael W. N,
Moir Stuart P
US_2025101943_PA

Resumen de: US2025101943A1

A water-driven turbine has an elongated endless conveyor with down and up streaming straightaways connected by travel-reversing turns. Paddles mounted on the conveyor present high resistance to waterflow on the downstream straightaway and low resistance to waterflow or the atmosphere on the upstream straightaway, the differential allowing the flow of water to continuously drive the conveyor which is connected to a power take-off shaft facilitating connection to a variety of energy-harnessing systems. The turbine can be towed, self-driven or mooring line manipulated to a flow site and is operable in unidirectional flows such as rivers and reversing flows such as tides at depths from surface to bottom. The paddles can be mounted or changed on shore, at the flow site and anywhere in between. The turbine is efficient in low and high velocity water flow, not easily damaged by floating debris, cavitation free and fish, mammal and environmentally friendly.

PRESSURE-REGULATING HYDRODYNAMIC PUMP AND WAVE ENGINE

NºPublicación:  US2025101941A1 27/03/2025
Solicitante: 
LONE GULL HOLDINGS LTD [US]
LONE GULL HOLDINGS, LTD
US_2025101941_PA

Resumen de: US2025101941A1

A pressure-regulating buoyant hydrodynamic pump is disclosed that floats adjacent to a surface of a body of water over which waves tend to pass. In response to wave-induced movements of the device, water is drawn into a mouth at a lower end of an injection tube, and water is ejected from a mouth at an upper end of the injection tube. The ejected water is deposited into an interior of the hollow buoy thereby augmenting a water reservoir therein. And water flows from the water reservoir to and through a water turbine, thereby energizing a generator, power electronics, and an electrical load. A novel water-turbine effluent buffering tube, or chamber, smooths pressure variations felt across the water turbine.

Linked paddle electricity generator

Nº publicación: GB2633861A 26/03/2025

Solicitante:

JOHN AYLWARD WHEELER [GB]
John Aylward Wheeler

GB_2633861_PA

Resumen de: GB2633861A

A vessel for generating electrical energy from water flow in tidal or river currents, having paddles 1 mounted to a plurality of linked 6 platforms (5, diagram B) that form a loop that run from the front to rear of one or more moored vessels or pontoons over five-sided light girder drums 4. Each paddle may be hinge 8 mounted to each platform, allowing the paddles to hang vertically when pushed by the current, flip over to a flat position 1 when the paddle leaves the water, before flipping to a hanging position when re-entering the water. A rigid support/strut 2 may be attached to each paddle to support the paddle when it is being pushed by the current, the support engages with a fixture (3, diagram B) in the platform. The drums have flat surfaces that accommodate the platforms and have circular rims to keep the platforms in place. Each paddle may have two buoyancy tubes (6, diagram B) to prevent the paddle from sinking when immersed. One of the drums axles drives electrical generating equipment. The paddle assembly may be mounted to the side of a pontoon/vessel, and/or mounted between two or more pontoons/vessels.

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