Improvements to wave energy converter

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E02B 9/00 (2006.01) E02B 9/08 (2006.01) E02D 27/52 (2006.01) E02D 29/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2725137

An improvement for a wave energy converter comprises a substantially rigid skirt (10) adapted to be suspended from a wave energy converter below the surface of the water. The skirt (10) comprises an elongate substantially cylindrical structure (12) extending vertically so as to form a flow path for water particles over a surface of the structure. The cylindrical structure (12) comprises a series of rings (14) of substantially equal diameter arranged concentrically at spaced vertical intervals. The curved surfaces formed by the circular cross-section of the rings (14), form an undulating flow path for water particles travelling in a vertical direction. In this way the vertical component of the wave energy extracted from the wave's circular water particle motion can be maximised.

L'invention concerne une amélioration apportée à un convertisseur de l'énergie des vagues, qui comprend une jupe sensiblement rigide (10) apte à être suspendue à partir d'un convertisseur de l'énergie des vagues sous la surface de l'eau. La jupe (10) comprend une structure sensiblement cylindrique allongée (12) s'étendant verticalement de façon à former un trajet d'écoulement pour des particules d'eau sur une surface de la structure. La structure cylindrique (12) comprend une série de bagues (14) de diamètres sensiblement égaux agencées de façon concentrique à des intervalles verticaux espacés. Les surfaces incurvées formées par la section transversale circulaire des bagues (14) forment un trajet d'écoulement ondulant pour des particules d'eaux se déplaçant dans une direction verticale. De cette façon, la composante verticale de l'énergie des vagues extraite à partir du mouvement circulaire des particules d'eau des vagues peut être maximisée.

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