Power generation
US6914345B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/728
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A power generator comprising: a lifting body for suspension in a moving fluid; a control station; and at least two tethers for tethering the lifting body to the control station. The control station is arranged to transform oscillating tension in the tethers produced by an oscillating movement of the lifting body into mechanical motion.
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