Fresh water transport method utilizing anchored buoyant units powered by the changing height of a local tide
US10443593B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for transporting water is described. The apparatus includes a large number of identical units that contain fresh water, for example, and which float on the sea. The units are alternately controlled to rise and fall with a first tide and to remain at low tide during the next tide. This motion, along with valves to allow fresh water to flow in one direction only, provide a water transport system that operates using tidal power.
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