Lever Operated Pivoting Float
[ Patent Pending # U.S. PTO 60/880321 U.S. PTO 11/799930] PCT-US2007-012176
It Makes Electricity!
This is how it works... The ocean wave lifts the float and the red arm is pulled down. The red arm is connected to gears and a generator to make electricity. In large waves and at high tide, the float flips from horizontal to a vertical position and is submerged which generates more energy while protecting the float and anchor from intense forces. The arched float design will slide in and out of the water smoothly. The lever arm ratchets up and down and winds the device in both directions much like winding a watch. The generator turns at a constant pace in one direction (patent-pending &#; sorry the drawings are a work of art that have to stay a company secret for now). The generator is mounted inside the lever arm, and is used as a counterweight to keep the float tight to the anchor like a "see-saw." The arm is semi-buoyant to keep the weight of the generator afloat, but when it is tilted up and out of the water, it will help push the float under. The idea is to make the float barely buoyant, making it cheaper to anchor but just as powerful. The ocean current pulls buoys to the side when they are partially submerged, but when a buoy sits on top of the water, the current moves under the buoy with much less drag, so the float can almost drive up and over the anchor (watch it in the videos). They say you can't fool mother nature but this comes close.
Sea-Saw The heavy generator is in the lever arm.
If the Lever Operated Pivoting Float is attached to the bottom it will adjust itself to the tide, people have been trying to figure out how to do that for 150 years (that will create so much leverage and power).
April 29, 2008 up-date. May 10th prototype #51 will be put in the bay for a long term test. It
weighs 35 lbs. and should produce 40 to 130 watts per hour in the bay
depending on the weather conditions. We have temporarily removed the videos and pictures of the prototypes. The new prototype will be posted soon.
Warning: Many
university students have expressed interest in building ocean energy
converters and we would like to give a word of caution, there are
obvious and not so obvious dangers in constructing electrical devices.
We highly recommend not using high voltage generators, not using
flammable glues to seal buoys closed, not using PVC pipe and wear a
life jacket if you install the device in the ocean. Glue vapors may
build up inside tightly sealed structures and possibly explode. Think
before you invent.
These designs are not being marketed to consumers. It will under go rigorous testing at this time. Website posted: 11/01/2006 | Website updated: 12/11/2007
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