CN101175919A

CN101175919A - An installation comprising a wave power apparatus and a support structure therefor

Info

Publication number: CN101175919A
Application number: CNA2006800165900A
Authority: CN
Inventors: P·R·斯滕斯特鲁普
Original assignee: Wave Star Energy ApS
Current assignee: Wave Star Energy ApS
Priority date: 2005-04-14
Filing date: 2006-04-12
Publication date: 2008-05-07
Anticipated expiration: 2026-04-12
Also published as: ZA200709151B; BRPI0610714A2; CN100523486C

Abstract

A wave power apparatus (302) includes a plurality of rotationally supported arms (322) , each of which carries a float (324) at its free end, so that a translational movement of the float caused by a wave results in rotation of the arm. The apparatus comprises power conversion means (128,130) for converting power transmitted from the wave to the arms into electric power, e.g. a hydraulic system. The plurality of apparatus is arranged in a row such that a wave passing the row of arms causes the arms to successively pivot with a mutual phase shift. Thereby, an even power output may be achieved, and the need for frequency converters may be reduced or eliminated. Preferably, each arm is connected to a hydraulic cylinder (328) of the hydraulic system, whereby a plurality of arms feed hydraulic medium into the hydraulic motor or motors through common hydraulic conduits (180).

Description

A kind of device that comprises wave power generation equipment and supporting structure thereof

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of device that comprises wave power generation equipment, described wave power generation equipment is used for sea or marine wave are converted to useful energy such as electric power.Provide a kind of system according to device specific purposes of the present invention, this system can install easily, and can obtain uniform electric power output in described system.

Background technique

As everyone knows, as if wave constitutes almost unlimited energy resource, if described energy resource develops effectively, perhaps can solve the energy issue of world of a large portion.Yet, develop the wave energy although done many effort, also do not design commercial successful system up to now and be used for converting wave to electric energy.

Generally, in prior art, three kinds of dissimilar wave power generation equipment have been proposed.A kind of such equipment is in U.S. Pat 6,476, and open in 511, equipment comprises a plurality of buoyant cylindrical body members, and described a plurality of cylindrical body members link together in its end, so that form hinged chain structure.Every pair of adjacent circle tube member all interconnects by coupling, and above-mentioned coupling allows circle tube member around an axis of pitch relative rotary motion.Adjacent coupling can be around mutually orthogonal axis of pitch relative rotary motion.Each coupling has some elements, as one group of hydraulic plunger, and the energy in above-mentioned some element opposings and the extraction cylindrical body member relative rotary motion.Equipment freely floats on the sea and is fixed on the seabed.

Second type of wave power generation equipment comprises one or more seas float and a reference feature, above-mentioned sea float can move along ocean surface under the wave effect, and the said reference member is submerged in marine certain depth place fully, and not influenced by wave, referring to for example U.S. Pat 4,453,894.The motion of float on ocean surface causes the hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic system to move, and described hydraulic system comprises the hydraulic pressure installation that makes a sea float or a plurality of seas float and reference feature interconnection, thereby can extract useful energy from hydraulic system.Should be appreciated that this equipment also is fixed on the seabed.

At last, the third type wave power power generating equipment is a kind of wave power generation equipment with one or more arms by supporting structure supporting, and above-mentioned one or more arms carry one or more floats, and above-mentioned float produces by wave and moves.The Wave energy that moves is sent on the arm, and can be transported in the hydraulic system, as in U.S. Pat 4,013, like that, perhaps be transported in the mechanical system of axle in 382 the system, the mechanical system of above-mentioned axle drives one or more generators by machine driven system, be used to produce electric power, as in the system of WO 01/92644 sample.

Summary of the invention

The present invention relates generally to above-mentioned the third type wave power power generating equipment.The purpose of some preferred embodiments of the invention provides a kind of device, and this device can make things convenient for and install at an easy rate.Another purpose of preferred embodiment provides a kind of device that comprises wave power generation equipment, and described wave power generation equipment can be used for the even electric power output of plant capacity conversion equipment, that is the electric power output of substantial constant in time.Another purpose of preferred embodiment provides a kind of system, and described system reduces or eliminates the demand to frequency variator.Another purpose of preferred embodiment provides a kind of wave power generation equipment, and described wave power generation equipment can be out of service easily, such as freezing on the various parts of run duration at equipment so that prevent.The preferred embodiment of the present invention also has another purpose to provide a kind of equipment, described equipment can be used for keeping in repair easily near arm and float, most preferably can be used to keep in repair near each arm and float in comprising the system of a plurality of arms, each arm of above-mentioned a plurality of arms all has float.Preferred embodiment also has another purpose to provide a kind of equipment, and described equipment can be transported to the working site in high sea easily from production plant on the bank.Yet another object of the present invention provides a kind of wave power generation equipment, and this wave power generation equipment can be attached on the existing structure or Offshore Structures on the coast.

The invention provides a kind of device that comprises wave power generation equipment, described wave power generation equipment comprises a plurality of arms, each arm is at one end supported rotatably by axle, wherein each arm is all at float of its other end carrying, the described the other end is relative with supported end, thereby cause arm to pivot by the caused float translational motion of wave, described equipment comprises energy conversion device, described energy conversion device is used for the transformation of energy that wave is sent on the arm is become electric power, a plurality of arms are arranged to a row like this, so that the wave by arm row pivots arm successively around axle, each arm is arranged on the mutual place that keeps at a certain distance away, so that the passing of wave makes arm pivot with mutual phase shift, and wherein said arm and energy conversion device support by a supporting structure, and this supporting structure for good and all is fixed on seabed and the ground.

Supporting structure can comprise the structure of existing or pre-installation, such as spontaneous structure, such as ground or cliff structure, or such as breakwater, breakwater, harbour, jetty, perhaps supporting structure also can comprise the Offshore Structures that is initially the various objectives preparation, for example oil or natural gas extraction facility are such as oil drilling platform.

Because the supporting structure of implementing like this, wave power generation equipment can be installed inexpensively.Structure example on the coast such as breakwater, breakwater etc. have brought other advantage, and promptly wave power generation equipment can be safeguarded inexpensively, because adopt the ground mode of movement attendant and equipment can be delivered to described equipment easily.And supervision and operation optimization become convenient, because need not personnel is transferred to offshore installations.

Each arm can (perhaps limit vertically) along the longitudinal and extend, and supporting structure is then transversely in direction extension longitudinally.This allows arm to extend and leaves supporting structure, is lifted out the sea to allow arm, for example under the unusual situation of weather and/or wave situation.For the ease of near arm, each arm can be individually by the supporting structure supporting, and these arms are provided with spaced reciprocally along supporting structure simultaneously.

Supporting structure can comprise the part that the sea is above, and each arm is all preferably supported by the part that is positioned at more than the sea of supporting structure in this case.

The one or more axles that support each arm are preferably formed the part of bearing, and all preferably by at least one bearing supporting, this bearing fixing is on supporting structure for each arm.Each arm can be supported by the truss structure that is fixed on the supporting structure.

As mentioned above, all preferred longitudinal extension of each arm leaves supporting structure, thereby each arm all can be switched to horizontal position at least.Therefore, under and/or the situation that the wave situation is unusual unusual in weather conditions, each arm can be lifted out the sea.In a preferred embodiment, arm can be promoted to the position that is higher than horizontal plane, and promptly the end of each arm all is in the position of the level of the pivot that is higher than arm.

In order to guarantee can to operate reliably when the various morning and evening tides, the swivel bearing of each arm can allow arm with respect to the horizontal plane, preferably rotate at least-30 ° from the horizontal plane angle.Correspondingly, can to multiply by sin (30 °) in arm lengths at least be compensation SEA LEVEL VARIATION in half of arm lengths to described equipment.For example, when brachium was 10m, swivel bearing can compensate the SEA LEVEL VARIATION of the caused 5m of morning and evening tides.In order to compensate further variation, the swivel bearing of each arm can allow arm to rotate at least-45 °.

In order to protect wave power generation equipment to avoid effectively for example owing to heavy storm situation as described below or the icing infringement that causes; the swivel bearing of each arm can allow arm with respect to the horizontal plane the angle rotate at least+10 °; be about to float and be lifted out the sea, it can lockedly be higher than the position on sea or sea there.Each arm for example can with respect to the horizontal plane rotate at least+and 15 ° or at least+20 °.

Each arm preferably is provided with a distance, space, makes always to have at least two arms simultaneously the energy share to be transported to energy conversion device.Energy conversion device preferably includes the hydraulic pressure execution device relevant with each arm, and hydraulic pressure execution device is imported hydraulic medium at least one oil hydraulic motor by shared hydraulic tubing.Therefore, can obtain the even electric power output of energy conversion device.This especially comprises a plurality of such as the situation among the embodiment of 60 arms, float and actuating devices at equipment, because the summation of each actuating device energy share is to change substantial constant in time.The possible pressure fluctuation that oil hydraulic motor is on the pressure side gone up can be eliminated by a kind of known crest restraining device own basically, and described crest restraining device is arranged to be communicated with shared hydraulic tubing fluid.Preferably, the summation of all energy shares substantial constant under a certain wave weather that is wave height and ripple frequency.The preferred revolution of oil hydraulic motor has the variable-displacement oil hydraulic motor.The variation of wave weather can compensate by control circuit, the revolution discharge capacity of described control circuit control motor, so that maintenance motor rpm (rev/min) substantial constant.In order to produce the alternating current (a.c.) under the assigned frequency under without the frequency variator situation, the rpm of motor should can be controlled in+/-0.1-0.2% within.Adopting under the dissimilar motor situations or can not accurately control under the situation of rpm, can use the frequency of AC (interchange) electric current that frequency variator comes fine tuning to produce.

In some preferred embodiments, equipment of the present invention comprises at least 5 arms, as at least 20 arms, and preferred at least 40 arms, preferred 50-80 arm, as 55-65 arm, 60 arms for example.The arm of described equipment is preferred to be distributed like this, so that at least 5 arms of each wave wavelength setting, preferably at least 10 arms.In high sea, the wavelength of wave is 50-300m normally, as 50-200m.In shielded water, the wavelength of wave is 5-50m normally.

In some preferred embodiments, described equipment is across at least two wavelength.Make like this and arm might be arranged to become a relatively large angle with respect to wave direction with float row, such as+/-60 °, because reach wavelength on the float row orientation across the wavelength of at least 2 * cos (60 °), that is at least one wavelength, thereby guarantee conveying capacity share always.

A plurality of arms preferably are arranged to a row or multi-row, such as becoming star, V-arrangement or as in WO01/92644 disclosed Hexagon.In order to develop wave energy effectively, arm row is preferably like this with respect to the wave direction orientation, so that arm row and wave direction form one in+angle in/-60 °.

Have now found that, according to device efficiency of the present invention along with float increases and increases at the buoyancy aspect its dry weight.Therefore, in preferred embodiments more of the present invention, the buoyancy of float is at least 10 times of its dry weight, and as at least 20,30 or 50 times, preferably 20-40 doubly.For example, the dry weight of float every cubic metre of buoyancy 100kg or still less, the buoyancy of salt solution approximately is 1050kg/m usually normally ³Float is normally made with lightweight plastic foam material of hard or cork wood, and above-mentioned plastic foam material or cork wood apply a kind of composite material, as the combination of reinforcing glass fibrous composite or glass fibre and carbon fiber composite.Alternatively, float can be made with the interlayer of reinforcing fibre material, and rigid foam is arranged in the middle of the interlayer and the bottom of float and place, top simultaneously, and the cellular structure that the while foam layer is enhanced lamination coating separates.

Efficient is also along with the increase of the diameter of float and its aspect ratio and increase.Preferably, the diameter of float is 5 times of its height at least, and as at least 7 times, as at least 10 ones, or 5-20 doubly.In a preferred embodiment, it is circular cross section basically that float has, and in order to improve the flow dynamics of float, it can have the circular edge part, and described circular edge partly plays streamlined effect.

Each float can limit a protruding lower surface, and preferably limit one and for example be hemispheric biconvex surface, that is two transverse planes of protruding one-tenth.Little weight for float is not most important or wishes the bigger application of weight of float, and float can be made by material such as concrete that density is at least 1000kg/m3, such as strengthening concrete or prestressed concrete.Concrete is a kind of use material widely, and it can obtain inexpensively at world's all regions, and the float of wave power generation equipment can be formed by concrete molding inexpensively.

Energy conversion device preferably includes the hydraulic driving system with hydraulic transmission motor.For example, each arm can be connected on the hydraulic driving system by at least one actuating device, and above-mentioned actuating device enters in the oil hydraulic motor hydraulic medium of hydraulic driving system, and actuating device is arranged to via hydraulic tubing hydraulic medium is discharged on the motor.Under the situation of a plurality of arms and a plurality of actuating devices, hydraulic medium preferably is discharged on the motor via shared hydraulic tubing.In other words, a plurality of hydraulic pressure execution devices can be imported hydraulic medium in the oil hydraulic motor via the shared system of hydraulic tubing.Most preferably, hydraulic medium is not put aside in the hydraulic pressure storage tank, and described hydraulic pressure storage tank is used for putting aside hydraulic medium under pressure, and pressure is discharged into motor from the hydraulic pressure storage tank.Therefore, actuating device is directly hydraulic medium input motor.Yet, as described below, advantageously the hydraulic accumulator group can be used for diverse purposes, that is be used for forcing float near trough, to enter in the wave.As in the preferred embodiment, a plurality of actuating devices are sent to motor to electric power simultaneously, do not need the hydraulic pressure storage tank, because motor can be under the speed of substantial constant and running under the input of the energy of substantial constant, this be since in shared hydraulic system conveying capacity from a plurality of actuating devices once.

Should be appreciated that, can predict being provided with more than an oil hydraulic motor.Preferably, can be arranged in parallel two, three or more motor in the end of shared hydraulic tubing.Therefore, the energy of carrying by shared hydraulic tubing can drive a plurality of motors.For example, if hydraulic driving system produces 4MW, then can be at eight motors of respectively carrying 500KW of shared hydraulic tubing place's parallel connection.Motor can be carried identical rated power output, and perhaps they can carry different rated power output.For example, a motor can be carried 400KW, can carry 500KW etc. for one.

The all hydraulic motor can also connect by the same axle that runs through, and the described axle that runs through drives at least one common generator, and perhaps all hydraulic motor can drive a cog-wheel, and described cog-wheel drives at least one common generator.

In order to make hydraulic system can force one or more arms and float towards any desirable direction, each actuating device can comprise a two moving cylinder, described two moving cylinder can be used in the holding arms energy extraction in hydraulic system, and in the input of the energy in hydraulic system arm, such as near trough, forcing float to enter into wave, as following about the detailed explanation of hydraulic accumulator.

In a preferred embodiment, described equipment is included in the trough place forces one or more floats to enter device in the wave, so that increase the perpendicular distance that float is advanced, to increase the energy output in the wave period.This device can be used for the energy of intermittent type stores hydraulic pressure drive system such as comprising one or more hydraulic accumulators.Advantageously, energy stored can discharge potential energy when being suggested the water surface of crest when float and obtains in the hydraulic accumulator.In other words, when the position of flooding near the wave of float crest moves to the position of water surface top, discharge potential energy.This energy can put aside in hydraulic accumulator or savings in the hydraulic accumulator group, wherein different hydraulic accumulators can under the different pressure such as under pressure level, filling material according to the hydraulic accumulator number.In comprising the embodiment of these hydraulic accumulators, when trough when the float, hydraulic driving system is controllable, is stored in energy in the hydraulic accumulator with release, so that the float that forces arm to carry enters into wave.In order to improve the efficient of hydraulic accumulator system, can adopt a plurality of hydraulic accumulators, as at least 2, as 3-20, as common 6-12, above-mentioned hydraulic accumulator is stores hydraulic pressure medium under different pressure levels preferably.In a preferred embodiment, near trough, force float to enter certain distance in the wave, allow float in wave, to move up subsequently, but still be submerged in the wave, and discharge float, that is allow float shift out the water surface at the crest place.As mentioned above, the energy that utilizes float to discharge at the crest place charges in one or more hydraulic accumulators, and stored energy is used for forcing float to enter wave at described hydraulic accumulator place.Therefore, near the potential energy that is discharged when float shifts out wave crest does not lose.On the contrary, utilize the potential energy of above-mentioned release to force float to enter in the wave, thereby total perpendicular distance that float is advanced increase at the trough place.Therefore, the output of the energy of a wave period increases.Can estimate that under the wave height of 1.5m, the perpendicular distance that float is advanced can be increased to about 1.5m from about 0.75m, energy output is doubled.The energy that is used for forcing float to enter in the wave at the trough place does not lose in drive system basically, because energy is provided by the float that discharges at the crest place.

For the accurate control system of energy, each oil hydraulic cylinder, a perhaps selected at least oil hydraulic cylinder can be provided with sensor, described sensor is used for determining the position and/or the movement rate of hydraulic cylinder piston, sensor is provided for passing the signal to the control unit of oil hydraulic cylinder and related valves, so as can in response to the signal that shows each hydraulic cylinder piston position and/or movement rate separately control energy to the remaining part of hydraulic driving system from each oil hydraulic cylinder transmit.Therefore, oil hydraulic cylinder can be controlled separately, and an oil hydraulic cylinder can be pulled out from operation and be used for maintenance, and simultaneously the remaining fluid cylinder pressure still keeps work, so that whole system is not influenced because of pulling out an oil hydraulic cylinder basically.Preferably also utilize sensor to control float is pressed in the water, that is the release of the pressure of control hydraulic accumulator group.Can also utilize sensor to give to hold hydraulic accumulator and fill material, that is the passing of definite crest.In addition, sensor discharges at the crest place the control float, that is prevents that to emerge be useful to float as launching.Sensor can also be used to monitoring the energy output of each actuating device in the hydraulic driving system, so that the output of the energy of each actuating device and entire equipment can so be optimized.

Although some prior art system relies on the benchmark piece that floods to support those Wave energy is converted to the device of useful energy or relies on supporting member on the bank, have now found that the exploitation wave energy is the most effective on high sea.Therefore, equipment of the present invention preferably includes the supporting structure that is fixed to the seabed.In present preferred embodiment, supporting structure is by suction anchor, or alternatively passes through the gravity basic fixed to the seabed, or is fixed on the rock sea bed with short column.Advantageously supporting structure can comprise truss structure, simultaneously suction anchor is arranged on the first node place of structure.At least one arm of equipment and preferred all arms are bearing in the Section Point place of truss structure, most preferably are bearing in the place, summit of truss structure triangle substructure.The triangle substructure can be limited to the seabed with two summits by being used for being fixed at each place, angle bar structure the device in seabed.Preferably, the device that is used for fixing is embedded in the seabed at least in part, such as passing through gravity basis or suction anchor.When the device that is used for fixing is arranged on the node of truss structure, can offset effectively by float buoyancy caused in truss structure vertical force.Aforesaid truss structure guarantees the farthest stable of system, and considers the supporting structure that gross weight is light simultaneously.

Have now found that it is other parts of the very big impact failure float, arm and the wave power generation equipment that prevent to take place that a general problem is formerly arranged in the technique system during storm and hurricane.Therefore embodiments of the invention have and make wave power generation equipment can bear the feature of extreme wave situation.This embodiment comprises hydraulic lifting system, and described hydraulic lifting system is used for float is lifted out the sea, and is used for float is locked at the upper position of top, sea.

Hydraulic lifting system preferably comprises one or more pumps, and described one or more pumps are used for hydraulic medium is pumped into oil hydraulic cylinder, and they are lifted out the sea.

Because hydraulic lifting system, so can when taking place or before generation is frozen, float be pulled out from the sea and be remained on the locked position of top, sea such as storm.Therefore, the unique influence to float when float is pulled out from the sea is the influence of wind, and described wind-force is significantly less than wave force.In one embodiment, arm can be lifted out the water surface by produce hydraulic pressure in hydraulic lifting system, and above-mentioned situation can make arm shift out the sea, and passes through cut-off valve suitably, preferably by conical spring bolt, so that keep adherence pressure.Hydraulic lifting system can be from afar positioning control on the bank, or by constituting the control system control of hydroelectric wave generator parts, and work in response to the signal of indication storm situation, work such as signal in response to the electronic equipment that is used for the METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS DETERMINATION wind speed.Control system can be programme, so that pull out float and arm from water under predetermined wave height.For example, this wave height can relate to the certain proportion of the forecast wave promptly so-called " a-hundred-year wave " of the on-the-spot maximum of equipment work, such as 30%.In the ocean depth of 20m, this highly approximately is 18m, so control system is pulled out the sea to float and arm when the wave height of about 6m.Wave height can use machinery, optics, electromagnetism or sound system to measure, such as having the pressure capsule system that is arranged on the pressure transducer on the seabed, be arranged on the echo sounding system at float place, be arranged on the fixed structure of described equipment and be directed upwards towards the wave surface or operation aloft downwards towards the echo sounding system of the water surface, perhaps have the light emission that is arranged on the float and/or on the stationary support or the sensing system of optical pickup apparatus, this light ratio is laser in this way.Alternatively, a radar system can be set on described structure.The pressure of hydraulic medium can be produced by the pump that forms a hydraulic lifting system part in the elevator system.Alternatively, pressure can produce by the hydraulic medium that discharges pressurization from hydraulic accumulator.Hydraulic accumulator can be such as filling material by a hydraulic driving system, and in one embodiment of the invention, above-mentioned hydraulic driving system is included in the energy conversion device.For example, the hydraulic accumulator that is used to transmit hydraulic pressure lift pressure can be a hydraulic accumulator or a plurality of hydraulic accumulators that become so-called hydraulic accumulator group, and above-mentioned hydraulic accumulator is used for forcing float to enter wave at the trough place, as following detailed description.

Hydraulic lifting system preferably is suitable for individually each float being lifted out the sea.For example, elevator system can comprise a plurality of oil hydraulic circuits, and each oil hydraulic circuit is relevant with an arm, and each oil hydraulic circuit comprises and being used for to being used for arm and float are lifted out the valve and/or the pump-unit of the oil hydraulic circuit pressurization on sea.In one embodiment, hydraulic lifting system comprises the pump that lacks than the loop, and therefore described pump or each pump are connected on a plurality of loops, and each loop with related valves is assigned to an arm.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, energy conversion device and arm are provided with like this, so that those arms that remain in the ocean can be with energy transport to energy conversion device, and make one or more other arms keep being lifted out the sea.Thereby the embodiment who is included in herein the energy conversion device of WO 01/92644 as a reference can freely rotate for the live axle around energy conversion device, and the live axle of holding arms is lifted out the sea.Some rely on the embodiment of hydraulic energy conversion equipments to comprise to be used to make the out-of-work device of those energy conversion devices, such as those hydraulic pressure execution devices relevant with the arm that is lifted out the sea, wherein the motion of arm produces pressure in hydraulic driving system.In present preferred embodiment, can be lifted out the sea such as two hydrodynamic cylinder pressures by the actuating device of arm, and be locked on the position of rising, the actuating device of above-mentioned arm can be used for promoting and locking arm.

Preferred embodiments more of the present invention also provide a solution to the problem of stable swivel bearing spare that one or more arms are set, and described stable rotation supporting member has less influence to horizontal force component.Have now found that the structure of U.S. Pat 4013382 is because horizontal force component that wave produced and become unstable probably.More particularly, the bearing of connecting rod is made of simple pin, and any slight loosening may causing connecting rod and the irrecoverable damage of supporting member thereof in these bearings.Therefore the equipment of U.S. Pat 4013382 is not suitable for being installed in the place, high sea, that is is not suitable for being installed in relatively large wave force place.Disclosed structure also has following shortcoming among the WO 01/02644, promptly in addition unilateral bearing (one-way bearing) but in the slightest loosening also energy loss bearing, above-mentioned unilateral bearing support arm and connect rocking arm pipe and mechanical axis.In addition, the equipment of WO 01/02644 requires very firm mechanical axis, wherein add up to more than 40 rocking arm with a mechanical axis supporting, above-mentioned very firm mechanical axis owing in order to transmit the desired size of institute's energy requirement for it because its weight that large scale caused is difficult to realize that big like this size is because the momentum from the arm to the mechanical axis transmits necessary.Provide a kind of improvement supporting member of arm according to the preferred embodiment of equipment of the present invention, the supporting member of described improved arm makes described equipment influential less to horizontal force component.Accordingly, in a preferred embodiment, equipment of the present invention comprises a pair of prestressed and essentially no loosening bearing that is subjected to.Each bearing can be offset radial force and axial force effectively like this, and therefore can bear the horizontal force component that is provided by wave.Term " bearing of non-loosening " be understood to include any on level and axial direction bearings of non-loosening all.For example, bearing is to comprising two their conical surface conical bearings respect to one another.In one embodiment, bearing is a pressure lubrication formula bearing.

In another embodiment, ring and outer shroud or cylindrical body in bearing comprises, interior ring is fixed on the running shaft of arm, and outer shroud is fixed on the fixed bearing, the bearing flexible material between ring and the outer shroud that also included.At run duration, interior ring rotates with respect to outer shroud, thereby flexible material is reversed.In order to regulate the rigidity of flexible material, at least one cavity or perforation can be set in material.Flexible material can be such as comprising spring component such as flat spring.By boring a hole suitable location or by the suitable design of spring component, can be designed to bearing support in one direction than the ability that bigger bearing capacity is arranged on another direction.

Arm preferably by bearing at two mounting points upper supports, described two mounting points depart from the central axis of arm, the central axis of bearing is consistent with the spin axis of arm.Because each arm all is connected on the single bearing and by described single bearing and supports, so can realize stable swivel bearing to arm.Especially because two bearings preferably are provided with mutual distance along the spin axis of arm, can offset on the float by the influence on axis that horizontal force component caused.

Therefore, should be appreciated that structure of the present invention is more stable than the structure of prior art device.Because this equipment mainly is intended to as offshore structure, so owing to the maintenance expenses at the offshore scene, stability is the main problem of considering.Normally the maintenance expenses than on-the-spot on the coast is high 10 times for maintenance expenses at the offshore scene.

A second aspect of the present invention relates to the use of structure, this structure is permanently affixed on seabed or the ground, supporting as the wave power generation equipment that is used to comprise a plurality of arms, each arm is all at one end by an axle supporting, wherein each arm is all at its other end relative with supported end carrying float, thereby the translation of the float that is caused by wave is moved and is caused pivoting of arm, described equipment comprises that the transformation of energy that is used for being passed to arm from wave is the energy conversion device of electric energy, a plurality of arms are arranged side by side, thereby the wave through this row's arm causes that these arms in turn pivot around axle, these arm spaces are provided with, and pivot with mutual phase shift thereby the process of wave causes these arms.

Wave power generation equipment can for good and all or removably be attached on the supporting structure.In one embodiment, supporting structure still can be used for its initial purpose of setting up, and promptly oil drilling platform still can be used for petroleum production.In another embodiment, supporting structure is with respect to initial purpose phase out, rather than described structure is removed, and it can be as the supporting of wave power generation equipment.

This structure can comprise breakwater, breakwater, harbour, jetty, cliff or oil drilling platform.

Also be suitable for the invention of a second aspect of the present invention about the described advantage of first aspect present invention.

A third aspect of the present invention relates to a kind of method that is used for installing wave power generation equipment at sea, this wave power generation equipment comprises a plurality of arms, each arm wherein is all at one end by the axle swivel bearing, and each arm is all at the other end carrying float relative with supported end, thereby the translation of the float that is caused by wave is moved and is caused pivoting of arm, this equipment comprises that the transformation of energy that is used for being passed to arm from wave is the energy conversion device of electric energy, a plurality of arms are arranged side by side, thereby the wave through this row's arm causes these arms in turn to pivot around axle, these arm spaces are provided with, thereby the process of wave causes these arms and pivots with mutual phase shift that described method comprises: wave power generation equipment is installed to one is permanently affixed on seabed or the ground supporting structure.

This structure can comprise breakwater, breakwater, harbour, jetty, cliff or oil drilling platform.Also be suitable for the invention of a third aspect of the present invention about the described advantage of first aspect present invention.

Description of drawings

Further specify preferred embodiments more of the present invention now with reference to accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 and 2 is the sectional view according to wave power generation equipment of the present invention;

Fig. 3-5 illustrates three embodiments of truss structure according to wave power generation apparatus embodiments of the present invention;

Fig. 6 illustrates the cellular structure of float;

Fig. 7 illustrates the supporting structure of the arm that is used for Fig. 1 and 2 equipment;

Fig. 8-13 illustrates the various bearing uniies of the arm that is used for equipment;

Figure 14-17 illustrates the hydraulic driving system figure according to apparatus embodiments of the present invention;

Figure 18 illustrates the hydraulic lifting system figure that is used for float is lifted out the sea;

Figure 19 illustrates the wave power generation equipment that has across the float array of two crests;

Figure 20 be illustrated in respectively prior art wave power generation equipment hydraulic driving system supply pipeline neutralization according in the apparatus embodiments of the present invention as the hydraulic pressure of the function of time;

Figure 21 illustrates two kinds of different rows inbound paths that float is crossed over wave;

Figure 22 illustrates one to have a plurality of being used for and forces float to enter the hydraulic driving system figure of the accumulator of wave at the trough place;

Figure 23 is illustrated in the multistage savings of energy in the hydraulic pressure stocking system;

Figure 24 and 25 is schematic representation of wave and float motion;

Figure 26 and 27 illustrates the wave power generation equipment that is positioned on the breakwater.

Embodiment

Following description of drawings openly is included in according to various different characteristics and selection among the various embodiments of wave power generation equipment of the present invention.The present invention working principle of wide aspect preferably understands from embodiment's explanation of Fig. 1 and 14-20.

Fig. 1 and 2 illustrates the sectional view of wave power generation equipment 102, and described wave power generation equipment 102 comprises truss structure 104, and this truss structure 104 can be such as having so-called space truss structure.Comprise at the truss structure shown in Fig. 3-5 also being leg-of-mutton lower part basically and being the upper part 111 of rectangle basically that above-mentioned leg-of-mutton lower part has first, second and the 3rd power member 106,108,110.The upper part of described rectangle can be used for holding hydraulic pressure and electrical equipment, and comprising hydraulic driving and elevator system, and it can also be used as narrow walk or the footbridge that the maintenance man uses.As shown in Fig. 3-5, the rectangle upper part extends a segment distance perpendicular to the plane of Fig. 1 and 2, and a plurality of significantly lower triangle lower parts are set simultaneously.Truss structure limits the first, second, third, fourth, the 5th and the 6th node 112,114,116,117,118 and 120.Preferably, each power member is rigidity basically, stretches and compression so that they can withstand, and first and second nodes 112,114 are arranged on the place, seabed, and by remain on the place, seabed such as the suction anchor 121 shown in Fig. 3-5.Alternatively, first and second nodes 112,114 can be by the concrete foundation supporting at place, seabed.The arm 122 of carrying float 124 is bearing near third and fourth node, 116,117 places or they rotatably.Fig. 3-5 illustrates the truss structure perspective view that is used at a plurality of arms of structure either side upper support.Should be appreciated that the truss structure of Fig. 3-5 can have than the actual wideer width that illustrates among Fig. 3-5, so that it comprises such as 20 or 30 triangle segmentations, thereby arm can extend at each node 116,117 place and leave truss structure.A plurality of as those truss structures among Fig. 3-5, as three, six or more truss structure, can be arranged to star, V-arrangement or hexgonal structure, so that increase included arm and float sum in the facility, above-mentioned facility comprises equipment of the present invention or a plurality of according to equipment of the present invention.

Three, the 4th, the 5th and the 6th node 116,117,118,120 is arranged on highly place, one of sea top, and described height is enough to assurance when wave is high under the storm state, and they are also above the sea.For example, node 116,117,118 and 120 can be arranged on 20 meters above the sea when big sea kindliness.In order to convert wave energy to hydraulic energy, wave power generation equipment 102 comprises a plurality of arms 122, and each arm 122 all comprises a float 124 at one end, and is connected on the axle 126 at the place, opposite end.Each arm is suitable for around axle 126 rotations.Each arm 122 all is attached on the hydraulic pressure execution device, as comprises the oil hydraulic cylinder 128 of piston 130.Oil hydraulic cylinder 128 is pivotally connected on the arm in first attachment point 132 and is connected on the truss structure 104 in second attachment point 134.Second attachment point preferably is positioned at a node place, that is along an edge section that is arranged on the substantial rectangular structure on the top of truss structure triangle main structure.Float 124 is subjected to influence of wave motion to move up and down arm.When arm moves up and down, piston 130 is moved, therefore wave energy is become hydraulic energy, described hydraulic energy can convert useful electric energy to, as following about as described in Figure 14-18 and 22.

As shown in Figure 2, oil hydraulic cylinder 128 is suitable for arm 122 is locked in the position of rising, and wave can not reach arm 122 and float 124 in described raised position, and described arm 122 is moved its raised position to by oil hydraulic cylinder 128.Thereby can during storm, protect arm 122 and float 124, perhaps when being near or below the freezing point of seawater, ambient temperature emitting to suffer danger icing on float.Oil hydraulic cylinder 128 is connected on the hydraulic lifting system, is used for the position of hydraulic locking cylinder in rising, and hydraulic lifting system is discussed in more detail about Figure 18 below.Float 124 is pivotably connected on the arm 122.Therefore, when arm raise during storm, float can rotate to their parallel with wind direction basically position.Thereby the surface that is applied to it of restriction wind, and therefore reduce the power that acts on the float 124 and reduce by arm 122 and transfer to moment on the truss structure 104.And float is designed to have the aerodynamic shape of band circular edge (not shown), so that the wind-force on the minimizing equipment.

Shown in Fig. 3-5, truss structure 104 can comprise the power member 113,115 (not shown in Fig. 1 and 2) at diagonal angle, is used for providing other supporting at node 116,117 places.

In Figure 4 and 5, truss structure loads a weight that acts on downwards, so that reduce the power that makes progress at anchor point 121 places.Weight is produced as a water tank 123 (Fig. 4) or by a plurality of different weight such as a plurality of water tank 125 (Fig. 5) by the weight of a longitudinal extension.

Fig. 6 illustrates the structure of hollow float 124 basically, and above-mentioned hollow float 124 comprises cellular structure 127, the outer wall of described cellular structure 127 supporting floats.

Fig. 7 illustrates one of them of arm 122, and described arm 122 is attached on the float 124 pivotally, and is suitable for around axle 126 rotations.This arm is connected on the axle at first and second attachment point, 136,138 places, and above-mentioned first and second attachment point 136,138 depart from the central axis 140 of arm.Axle 126 is by a stationary support 142 rotary supportings, and said fixing supporting structure 142 comprises two bearings 144 that are provided for offsetting radial force and axial force.

For the non-maintaining basically bearing supporting of the rotation that is provided for arm 122, the inventor proposes those bearings shown in Fig. 8-13.The bearing of Fig. 8-13 can be merged into bearing 144 in bearing structure shown in Figure 7, and be particularly suitable for supporting axle, the rotation spoke degree of described axle for being equal to or less than 30 ° that is be equal to or less than ± 15 °, as is equal to or less than 20 ° that is be equal to or less than ± 10 ° at normal operation period.When arm is pivoted to the restraint location of Fig. 2, the fixing device of outer shroud 147 can be unclamped, so that allow bigger rotation amplitude, such as ± 40 °.Traditional roller bearing or ball bearing have a short working life under this little rotation amplitude, because their lubricant medium only just makes its purposes reach desirable degree during rotation under the higher rotational speed of the rotational speed that provides than arm 122 continuously.Ring or cylindrical body 145 and outer shroud or cylindrical body 147 were provided with flexible material 149, such as rubber material in the bearing of Fig. 8 comprised between them.Interior ring 145 is fixed on the running shaft, and outer shroud 147 is fixed on the fixed bearing of axle.Because the elasticity of flexible material 149, thus interior ring can rotate with respect to outer shroud so that make the axle of supporting can be with respect to its supporting member rotation.Because outer shroud 147 is by fixed structure supporting or be assembled in this fixed structure such as the excircle press fit along it, be provided with axle axially and radial support.The rigidity of flexible material 149 can be regulated as boring or perforation by cavity 151 is set in material.The supportable maximum load of bearing can be by increasing bearing length (that is, the plane of crossing Fig. 8) increase.The quantity of cavity 151 and size can be selected, so that be fit to specific purposes, such as making the power maximum that breach sensitivity is minimum and bearing is offset.Same bearing 344 is shown in Figure 9, and described bearing 344 has less cavity 151, so that increase the ability of bearing towards a direction bearing capacity.

Similar torsion bearing (wriggle bearing) 346,348 and 354 is shown respectively in Figure 10,11 and 12.Ring and outer shroud 145,147 in these bearings comprise insert one or more flat springs simultaneously between interior ring and outer shroud.In Figure 10, two flat springs 147 are set, each flat spring 147 all is configured as the shape of numeral 3.Arrow 345 and 347 shows, the ability of bearing capacity (arrow 345) in vertical direction is bigger than (arrow 347) in the horizontal direction.In the bearing 348 of Figure 11, a flat spring element 352 is set, described flat spring element 352 limits a plurality of cavitys 353.Arrow 349 and 350 expressions, the ability of bearing capacity (arrow 350) on Vertical direction and substantially horizontal than on non-substantially horizontal and non-perpendicular direction is bigger.The bearing 354 of Figure 12 comprises two H shape flat spring elements 362, and each flat spring element 362 all limits exterior portion and the inside part 364 and 365 and interconnecting parts 368.The rigidity of bearing can be selected by the geometrical shape of suitably selecting spring element 362.For example, interconnecting parts 368 can be shaped as

S shape.Arrow

355 and 357 expressions, the ability of bearing capacity is bigger than in the horizontal direction in vertical direction.

The interior ring of Fig. 8-12 and outer shroud 145,147 can be made with steel or with carbon fibre material.Flat spring 342,352 and 362 can be made with steel or carbon fibre material equally.

The bearing principle of Fig. 8-12 also can be used for providing supporting for oil hydraulic cylinder 128.

Figure 13 illustrates the bearing support that is used for arm 122, and described supporting member comprises two flat springs 372 and 374.First flat spring 372 increases the lateral stiffness of torsional rigidity and bearing.Flat spring can be made with carbon fibre material.

In the hydraulic diagram of Figure 14, a plurality of oil hydraulic cylinders 128 of piston 130 separately that have are shown, each piston 130 along with 122 and float 124 in wave, move and can move up and down, referring to the explanation of above-mentioned Fig. 1.Although, should be appreciated that at three oil hydraulic cylinders shown in the figure of Figure 14, generally include the oil hydraulic cylinder of larger amt according to equipment of the present invention, such as, 60 oil hydraulic cylinders.Oil hydraulic cylinder 128 is depicted as two hydrodynamic cylinder pressures, is connected on the service 176 that the system liquid piezodielectric uses at their upper ends.In each service 176, a pressure valve 178 is set.Each service 176 all converges in the shared main pipe 180, and described main pipe 180 flows in the oil hydraulic motor 182 with revolution variable volume discharge capacity.In service 176 and shared main pipe 180, keep working pressure p ₀Pressure p ₀Also can be the critical pressure of valve 178 advantageously, under described critical pressure, described valve be changed between its opening and closing state.Hydraulic motor-driving generator 184, and in the outlet port of oil hydraulic motor, hydraulic medium is directed in the container 186.From container 186, hydraulic medium flow back in the oil hydraulic cylinder 128 by shared Returning pipe 188 and branch's Returning pipe 190.

In each oil hydraulic cylinder 128, piston 130 is divided into epicoele and cavity of resorption 192,194 with oil hydraulic cylinder, and described epicoele and cavity of resorption 192,194 are by

pipeline

196 and 198 interconnection.In each pipeline 196, two-way valve 200 is set, and in pipeline 198, is arranged in parallel pressure valve 202 and the flow control valve 204 of connecting with two-way valve 200.At last, each oil hydraulic cylinder all is equipped with a control unit 206, is used for determining the position and/or the movement rate of oil hydraulic cylinder 128 pistons 130.

When two-way valve 200 was opened, piston 130 can freely move when arm 122 (see figure 1)s are mobile in wave.When control unit 206 is determined a certain position of pistons 130 and/or movement rate, control signal is passed to valve 200, valve 200 cuts out.When pressure valve 178 is closed, piston 130 will be locked, and that wave continues to be increased to the buoyancy of float is enough big, overcome working pressure p in service and the main pipe 176,180 with activation ₀Thereby, pressure valve 178 is opened.Therefore should be appreciated that when valve 178 is opened (also referring to following Figure 21 argumentation), float 124 (see figure 1)s are submerged in the wave at least in part.In case pressure valve 178 is opened, just hydraulic medium is delivered to motor 182.When float passed through crest, float still was submerged, but the decline of the pressure in oil hydraulic cylinder 128 upper parts 192, and pressure valve 178 is closed.Subsequently, along with float moves to trough from crest downwards at wave, two-way valve 200 is opened, and hydraulic medium is above following oil hydraulic cylinder part 194 is discharged to the oil hydraulic cylinder part 192.

Obviously, because a large amount of oil hydraulic cylinders 128, so guarantee all that at any time at least two preferred several oil hydraulic cylinders are transported to motor 182 to hydraulic medium stream in them.Thereby, can guarantee generator 184 uniform electric power outputs, and preferably need not any frequency variator.

The explanation of above-mentioned Figure 14 also is applicable to Figure 15, yet, in the embodiment of Figure 15, a plurality of oil hydraulic motors 182,208,210 are set.Each oil hydraulic motor 182,208,210 all is connected on separately the generator 184,212,214.In the embodiment of Figure 15, three motors and generator only are set, but in other embodiments, wave power generation equipment comprises the motor and the generator of bigger quantity.For example can be provided with five, ten or 20 motors and generator.Each oil hydraulic motor and corresponding generator capacity thereof can be so selected, so that it can produce different energy levels.In an example, three generators can be distinguished can produce 0.5MW, 0.5MW and 2MW.Therefore, in order to produce 1MW, the oil hydraulic motor of two 0.5MW generators can be connected on the shared main pipe 180, and the 3rd generator will separate with main pipe 180.In the wave energy place of substantial constant always, each can be chosen to be the grade of its maximum possible each generator and corresponding capacity motor thereof, so that reduce the sum of oil hydraulic motor and generator.In wave height and ripple the very place of great fluctuation process is arranged frequently, generator capacity can be selected according to binary system principle (binary principle), such as 1MW, 2MW and 4MW.By selecting generator, can generator be inserted and pick out enough following patterns, so that the optimum utilization wave energy according to the binary system principle.

Generator 1 (1MW)	Generator 2 (2MW)	Generator 3 (4MW)	Total output (MW)
Generator 1 (1MW)	Generator 2 (2MW)	Generator 3 (4MW)	Total output (MW)	Connect	Disconnect	Disconnect	1
Disconnect	Connect	Disconnect		Connect	Disconnect	Disconnect	1	2
Disconnect	Connect	Disconnect		Connect	Connect	Disconnect	3	2
Disconnect	Disconnect	Connect	4	Connect	Connect	Disconnect	3
Disconnect	Disconnect	Connect	4	Connect	Disconnect	Connect	5
Disconnect	Connect	Connect	6	Connect	Disconnect	Connect	5
Disconnect	Connect	Connect	6	Connect	Connect	Connect	7

The system of Figure 16 and the system class of Figure 15 seemingly, yet in the system of Figure 16, an independent generator 184 only is set, described generator 184 is by gear-box 185 usefulness oil hydraulic motors 182,208 and 210 drivings.Each oil hydraulic motor can be such as driving the toothed wheel rim of planetary pinion.Alternatively, as shown in Figure 17, oil hydraulic motor 182,208 and 210 can drive a shared generator 184 by a shared axle that runs through 187.

Figure 18 illustrates hydraulic lifting system, and described hydraulic lifting system is used for float 124 is lifted out the sea, and holds them in the raised position that wave can not arrive float.Figure 18 also comprises hydraulic driving system, and the drive system of describing among described hydraulic driving system and above-mentioned Figure 14-17 is similar.If comprise in drive system shown in Figure 180 and the identical or similar elements of those elements shown in Figure 14-17 that the reference character of Fig. 6 uses in Fig. 8, and the explanation of reference above-mentioned Figure 14-17 illustrates these elements and their function.The hydraulic lifting system of Figure 18 is suitable for individually one or more floats 124 being lifted out the water surface, and the float oil hydraulic cylinder that upgrades is separated with hydraulic driving system.The system of Figure 18 also comprises pipeline 266 except comprising shared Returning pipe 188, described pipeline 266 is connected to container 186 on the pump 268 that is driven by motor 270.Pipeline 272 is connected to the downstream side of pump 268 on a plurality of one-way valves 274, and the quantity of one-way valve 274 equals the quantity of float and oil hydraulic cylinder 128.Pipeline 276 is connected to valve 274 corresponding downstream sides on corresponding two-way valve 278 and the one-way valve 280, pipeline 276 in the merge downstream of above-mentioned one-way valve 280 in common conduit 282.Pipeline 276 communicates with following hydraulic cylinder cavity 194 and pipeline 198 via pipeline 284.In addition, pipeline 276 communicates with top hydraulic cylinder cavity 192 and service 176 via pipeline 196.At last, two-way valve 286 is set in branch's Returning pipe 190, and two-way valve 288 is set in pipeline 198.

When holding arms was lifted out the water surface, valve 278, valve 286 and valve 288 were closed.Valve 274 and 280 is opened, and pump 268 can force hydraulic medium to enter following hydraulic cylinder cavity 194, and the arm relevant with above-mentioned oil hydraulic cylinder raise.By valve 280 hydraulic medium in the top hydraulic cylinder cavity 192 is directed in the container 186.Control unit 206 detection arm, and make piston 130 reach the uppermost position of its desirable position such as it by arm, and pass the signal to valve 274 and 280, they are closed.Subsequently with piston 130 locking, and arm is fastened to a float 124 is raised out on the position of the water surface.Arm 122 can be in addition by the ratchet (not shown) supporting of engaging arms.

Figure 19 is the schematic representation that a plurality of floats 124 and 164 are shown, and described a plurality of floats 124 and 164 are by being connected to hydraulic driving system as the oil hydraulic cylinder of describing among above-mentioned Figure 14-18.In Figure 19, those floats that are positioned at crest 146,148 places are represented with reference character 164, and all other floats are represented with reference character 124.Yet, between float 124 and float 164, do not have structural difference.First, second and the 3rd crest 146,148,150 are represented with two-wire in Figure 19, and first and second troughs 152,154 are represented with single line in Figure 19.The wavefront travel direction represents with first arrow 156, and wavelength represents with second arrow 158, and the rising of wave and sloping portion are represented with third and fourth arrow 160,162 respectively.As shown in figure 19, those floats 164 at crest 146 and 148 places have firm end they by moving upward that wave causes.On those floats 124 between the primary peak 146 and first trough 152 are in the process that they make progress in wave, and those floats between the secondary peak 148 and first trough 152 move down along the downstream side of wave.Because float 124,164 arrays are across whole wavelength, thus many floats in wave, be at any time on its process that makes progress, thereby guarantee a plurality of floats at any time the conveying capacity share to hydraulic driving system.With reference to Figure 14-17 as previously discussed, each float all drives oil hydraulic cylinder, and produces hydraulic pressure in main pipe 180 (referring to Figure 14-17).Because a plurality of floats move up simultaneously, a plurality of oil hydraulic cylinders provide hydraulic pressure simultaneously.Therefore, because shared main pipe 180 is connected to a plurality of structures with oil hydraulic cylinder of corresponding float, cross at least one complete wavelength with length, so pressure surge in common conduit 180 and the pressure surge in oil hydraulic motor 182 or motor 182,208,210 ingress can keep very low owing to the float array.Because oil hydraulic motor 182,208 and 210 is to have revolution variable-displacement motor, so the rpm of each motor can keep substantial constant.This also has the effect that exchanges (AC) power frequency substantial constant that is produced by generator 184 or generator 184,212 and 214, thereby realizes can producing the AC electric current in a preferred embodiment of the invention under the situation that does not need frequency variator.

In Figure 19, wave direction limits an angle θ with respect to float row.When θ=0 °, wave direction is parallel with float row.Should be appreciated that angle θ is big more until 0 °, then float row must be long more, so that guarantee to have at least a float to be moved up by wave in the moment of any regulation, discharge pressure distributes in the shared main pipe 180 (referring to Figure 14-17) of hydraulic driving system.

When design system, should consider the direction of representational wavelength and position, so that the hydraulic pressure of substantial constant in the assurance system.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, between the length of wave direction (angle θ) and wave power generation equipment that is 124,164 of floats across length between relation can determine by following formula:

Figure 20 is illustrated in the shared main pipe 180 (referring to Figure 14-17) hydraulic pressure as the function of time 240.The hydraulic pressure of first curve 244 in typical prior art wave power generation equipment supply pipeline, above-mentioned prior art wave power generation equipment has the oil hydraulic cylinder of supplying with an accumulator with oil hydraulic motor.As shown in Figure 20, hydraulic pressure is along with wave period 246 fluctuations.In wave power generation apparatus embodiments of the present invention, hydraulic pressure 248 is with lower amplitude fluctuation, and the wave power generation equipment of the invention described above comprises a plurality of arms, float and oil hydraulic cylinder, and do not have accumulator.

Figure 21 illustrates two the different rows inbound paths of float across wave, and above-mentioned wave moves towards the direction of arrow 171.The upper part of Figure 21 illustrates a kind of flow path, is not taking measures the vertical travel distance that increases float 124 when wave passes through float on this flow path.Flow path shown in the lower part of Figure 21, wherein on this flow path by initiatively forcing float 124 enters increases float in the water travel distance at trough 152 places.

In the upper part of Figure 21, at position 172a place, float 124 moves down with wave, arrives trough 152 at position 172b place until float.At this some place, because pressure valve 178 closes (referring to Figure 14-17), two-way valve 200 also cuts out, and with hydraulic locking cylinder, and therefore float flatly moves in the wave via position 172c to position 172d.Along with wave rises, in oil hydraulic cylinder 128 epicoeles 192 and in the pipeline upstream of pressure valve 178 (referring to Figure 14-17), produce pressure.At position 172d place, pressure is enough to overcome the critical pressure of pressure valve 178, and described pressure valve 178 is opened, thereby float 124 can move up in wave via position 172e to position 172f.Between this moving period, the oil hydraulic cylinder 128 of float 124 is imported hydraulic medium in the shared hydraulic tubing 180, thereby the energy share is transported to oil hydraulic motor 182 or motor 182,208,210.At position 172f place, when the wave that passes through was about to, the pressure in the service 176 dropped to that to be lower than closing of pressure valve 178 critical, and above-mentioned pressure valve 178 is closed.In case pressure valve 178 is closed with two-way valve 200 and opened, float 124 just separates with shared hydraulic tubing 180, and the buoyancy of float 124 makes it can substantially perpendicularly shift out the water surface to position 172g.Along with wave falls, float 124 is along with wave is moved down into position 172h, and float begins new circulation in next wave.Float 124 perpendicular distance 168 of advancing.Explanation from above-mentioned Figure 21 should be appreciated that, the energy share of each independent float 124 and related fluid cylinder pressure 128 is given hydraulic driving system during the vertical motion of float.

In order to increase the electric power output of wave power generation equipment, therefore wish to increase the vertical travel distance of float 124.The lower part of Figure 21 illustrates the travel path of alternative float 124 across wave, the perpendicular distance that float 124 is advanced of wherein taking measures to increase.At position 174a place, float 124 drops to the place, downstream side of wave.At position 174b place, float 124 arrives trough 152.At this some place, force float to reach position 174c downwards under water, and pressure valve 178 and two-way valve 200 are closed (referring to Figure 14-17).When the critical closing pressure of the pressure Overpressure of a safety valve valve of pressure valve 178 upstreams, valve 178 is opened, and float 124 moves to position 174g via position 174d, 174e and 174f.At position 174f place, pressure valve 178 is closed with two-way valve 202 and is opened, and the buoyancy of float 124 makes float substantially perpendicularly shift out water surface in-position 174h, drops to position 174i from position 174h float in the downstream side of wave, and repeats above-mentioned circulation.Owing to force float to enter in the water at crest 152 places, that is from position 174b to position 174c, so the perpendicular distance 170 that float is advanced is significantly greater than not being forced to the perpendicular distance 168 of advancing among the embodiment who enters in the wave downwards at the trough place or near trough at a float, referring to the upper part of Figure 21.Therefore the energy share of the oil hydraulic cylinder 128 of float 124 is also bigger significantly than the path of Figure 21 upper part in the path of Figure 21 lower part.

Significantly, have only when the energy that is used at trough 152 places forcing float 124 to enter wave is not deducted from the electric power output of equipment, the net gain of wave power generation equipment total electricity output just increases.Figure 22 illustrates the embodiment that Figure 14 hydraulic driving system is revised, the embodiment of described modification can put aside when float 124 and vertically shift out the water surface near crest place or crest, that is the potential energy that is discharged when position 174g moves to 174h in the lower part of Figure 21.This energy loses in the embodiment of Figure 14-17, utilizes this energy to force float 124 to enter in the wave.

More particularly, Figure 22 illustrates the hydraulic diagram with the first, second, third and the 4th hydraulic accumulator 216,218,220,222, and above-mentioned hydraulic accumulator 216,218,220,222 is used for forcing float to be positioned under the wave downwards at the trough place.Except the system of Figure 14, the hydraulic system of Figure 22 comprises hydraulic accumulator 216,218,220,222, they are arranged on an end of hydraulic accumulator pipeline 224,226,228,230, and described hydraulic accumulator pipeline 224,226,228,230 is connected on the service 176 by the first, second, third and the 4th two-way valve 232,234,236,238.In case float is by crest, pressure valve 178 is just as above closed about Figure 14 is described, and float 124 shifts out wave from the position that it is submerged in the wave.Thereby the hydraulic medium that shifts out from oil hydraulic cylinder upper part 192 imports hydraulic accumulators 216,218,220,222 by valve 232,234,236,238 and hydraulic accumulator pipeline 224,226,228,230.In one embodiment, valve 232,234,236,238 is provided with and control like this, so that first valve 232 cuts out for 1 time in first pressure p, described p1 is lower than the working pressure p0 in the main pipe 180.Second valve 234 is opened for 1 time in first pressure p, and closes once more for 2 times in the second lower pressure p.The 3rd valve 236 is opened for 2 times in second pressure p, and closes for 3 times in the 3rd lower pressure p.The 4th valve 238 is opened for 3 times in the 3rd pressure p, and closes once more for 4 times in the 4th lower pressure p.Also lower pressure p 5 times, two-way valve 200 is opened.

At the trough place, valve 200 is opened, and the 4th two-way valve 238 is opened, and utilizes the pressure in the 4th hydraulic accumulator 222 to force float to be positioned under water.Along with the 4th two-way valve 238 cuts out, the 3rd two-way valve 236 is opened, and utilizes the pressure in the 3rd hydraulic accumulator 220 to force float further to be positioned under water.After this 3rd two-way valve 236 cuts out, and second two-way valve 234 is opened, and utilizes the pressure in second accumulator 218 to force float further to be positioned under water.Subsequently, second two-way valve 234 cuts out and first two-way valve 232 is opened like this, so that utilize the pressure in first accumulator 216 to force float further to be positioned at the underwater.At last, first two-way valve 232 cuts out and pressure valve 178 is opened.

Should be appreciated that, when float 124 (referring to lower part of Figure 21) when position 174g moves to position 174h vertically is shifted out from wave, can utilize at least a portion of the potential energy that is discharged to force float to enter in the water, so that increase the electric power output of wave power generation equipment at trough 152 places.Therefore, by forcing float can think to utilize a kind of method of the potential energy that discharges at the crest place downwards with aforesaid way, otherwise above-mentioned potential energy will lose.

Hydraulic accumulator 216,218,220,222 more than four can be set.For example, six, eight, ten, 12,20 or more hydraulic accumulator can be set.

Figure 23 is illustrated in the N level that is the graphic representation of energy savings in N hydraulic accumulator that is equivalent to Figure 22 hydraulic accumulator 216,218,220 and 222 roughly.First axle is represented the vertical displacement d of float in water ₀250, and second axis is represented power F ₀252.Cover half the desirable available ceiling capacity of shade gore product representation of figure among Figure 23.Yet in order to utilize this energy, system should comprise the not level of determined number, that is comprises the not hydraulic accumulator of determined number.In other words, the pressure reduction between the two-stage is big more, and then the energy loss of each grade is just big more.In Figure 23, energy loss is represented with shade triangle 254.Each triangle represents that all float moves a perpendicular distance Δ d.Each little leg-of-mutton area is highly to multiply by half of length.Therefore, can determine with following formula in the loss of each grade:

In the formula:

F ₀Be that to force the underwater distance of float be d ₀The time biasing force,

Δ d=d ₀/ N, and

N is a progression.

The total losses of energy, that is little triangle sum is limited by following formula:

Therefore, progression N is big more, and then the energy total losses is more little.

The effect of hydraulic accumulator is shown in Figure 24 among above-mentioned Figure 22 and 23, and wherein curve 256 illustrates float motion as the function of time in wave, and as the shape of curve 258 waves of the function of time.In the wave downstream that is in the decline side, curve 256 and 258 part stacks.At 260 places, two-way valve 200 cuts out (referring to Figure 22), and pressure valve 178 is also closed simultaneously, and float is locked.At 262 places, float leaves wave, and energy transport is arrived hydraulic accumulator 216,218,220 and 222.In Figure 25, curve 264 illustrates the slippage of the reality of float in wave.

Figure 26 and 27 illustrates the wave power generation equipment 302 by existing structure 303 supportings of breakwater form.Wave power generation equipment 302 comprises truss structure 304, and this truss structure is included in the power member 306 that 308 places, summit are bonded together.In Figure 26 and 27, truss structure comprises four power members, but in other mode of execution, this structure can include only three power members.Wave power generation equipment comprises the arm 322 of a plurality of A of having shape structures.Alternatively, these arms also can be V-shaped.These arms are connected on the truss structure pivotly by the swivel bearing of bearing 344 forms.Bearing 344 allow arms such as arrow 305 be shown in respect to the horizontal plane-45 ° (promptly being lower than horizontal plane) and with respect to the horizontal plane+rotate up and down between 20 ° (promptly being higher than horizontal plane).By allowing arm to rotate through big like this angle, equipment can be at 6 meters or more depend under the tidal fluctuations of water level of length of arm and work at the most.

In Figure 26-27, arm non-rotatably is connected with the float 324 with protruding lower surface 325.The advantage on protruding surface is that for any rotational position of arm, it is identical that the water line of float keeps.The oil hydraulic cylinder 328 that comprises piston 330 makes the summit 308 of arm 322 and truss structure interconnect.This oil hydraulic cylinder is used to produce foregoing hydraulic energy.

In order to protect arm during heavy storm, these arms rotate to the extreme higher position, promptly with respect to the horizontal plane+20 °, thereby wave can't get at these arms.

Distance 307 between the wave power generation equipment can be at several meters at the most between 2000 meters.Advantageously, these arms distribute on the distance corresponding at least one wavelength, and are minimum thereby the variation of the energy that is produced can be reduced to, as above with respect to as described in Figure 19 and 20.

Claims

1. device that comprises wave power generation equipment, described wave power generation equipment comprises a plurality of arms, each arm is at one end supported rotatably by an axle, and wherein each arm is at float of its other end carrying, the above-mentioned the other end is relative with an end that is supported, thereby cause arm around described axle rotation by the caused float translational motion of wave, above-mentioned wave power generation equipment comprises: energy conversion device, described energy conversion device are used for the transformation of energy that is sent to arm from wave is become electric power; Described a plurality of arm is arranged to a row like this, so that cause each arm in turn to pivot around axle by above-mentioned arm row's wave, each arm is provided with spaced reciprocally, so that the passing of wave causes arm to pivot with mutual phase shift, wherein said arm and described energy conversion device are supported by a supporting structure, and this supporting structure for good and all is fixed on seabed or the ground.

2. according to the described device of claim 1, wherein said supporting structure comprises breakwater, breakwater, harbour, jetty, cliff or oil drilling platform.

3. according to claim 1 or 2 described devices, wherein each arm all extends in a longitudinal direction, and wherein said supporting structure transversely extends in the direction of described longitudinal direction, and wherein all individually by described supporting structure supporting, these arms are provided with along described supporting structure each arm spaced reciprocally.

4. according to each described device among the claim 1-3, wherein said supporting structure comprises the part that is higher than the sea, and wherein each arm is all supported by the part that is higher than the sea of described supporting structure.

5. according to each described device among the claim 1-4, the part of wherein said axle formation bearing, and wherein each arm all is fixed on bearing supporting on the described supporting structure by at least one.

6. according to each described device among the claim 1-5, wherein each arm is all by the truss structure supporting that is fixed on the described supporting structure.

7. according to each described device among the claim 1-6, wherein each arm all longitudinally extends and leaves described supporting structure, thereby each arm can be switched to a horizontal position at least.

8. according to each described device among the claim 1-7, wherein the swivel bearing of each arm all allows described arm with respect to the horizontal plane to arrive at least-30 ° angle rotation.

9. according to the described device of claim 8, wherein the swivel bearing of each arm all allows described arm with respect to the horizontal plane to arrive at least-45 ° angle rotation.

10. each described device in requiring according to aforesaid right, wherein the swivel bearing of each arm all allow described arm with respect to the horizontal plane arrive at least+10 ° angle rotates.

11. each described device in requiring according to aforesaid right, wherein the swivel bearing of each arm all allow described arm with respect to the horizontal plane arrive at least+20 ° angle rotates.

12. each described device in requiring according to aforesaid right, wherein arm row is like this with respect to the wave direction orientation, so that described arm row forms one in+angle within/-60 ° with respect to wave direction.

13. require one of them described device according to aforesaid right, wherein when wave passes through the float of arm, each arm intermittently is sent to energy conversion device to energy, each arm is arranged to have such mutual edge distance mutually with float, and making always has at least two arms and float simultaneously the energy share to be transported to energy conversion device.

14. according to each described device in the aforesaid right requirement, wherein energy conversion device comprises the hydraulic driving system with hydraulic transmission motor.

15. according to the described device of claim 14, wherein each arm all is connected on the hydraulic driving system by at least one actuating device, above-mentioned at least one actuating device enters in the described motor hydraulic medium of hydraulic driving system, and actuating device is arranged to by shared hydraulic tubing hydraulic medium is discharged to motor.

16. according to the described device of claim 15, wherein at least one actuating device of each arm comprises two moving cylinders.

17. according to the described device of claim 16, wherein hydraulic driving system comprises at least one hydraulic accumulator, be used for the intermittently energy of stores hydraulic pressure drive system, and wherein hydraulic driving system is controllable, when passing through float with convenient trough, release is stored in the energy in the accumulator, thereby the float that forces arm to carry enters in the wave.

18. according to claim 15 and 17 described devices, wherein hydraulic medium is supplied with hydraulic accumulator via shared hydraulic tubing.

19. according to one of them described device of claim 16-18, wherein each oil hydraulic cylinder is provided with the sensor that is used to measure hydraulic cylinder piston position and/or movement rate, described sensor is provided for signal is sent to the control unit of oil hydraulic cylinder and related valves, so that can be in response to the signal energy transmission of control from each oil hydraulic cylinder to the hydraulic driving system remaining part separately of each hydraulic cylinder piston position of expression and movement rate.

20. according to each described device in the aforesaid right requirement, also comprise hydraulic lifting system, described hydraulic lifting system is used for float is lifted out the ocean, and is used for float is locked at the upper position of top, sea.

21. according to claim 16 and 20 described devices, the wherein part of pair moving cylinders formation hydraulic lifting systems, so oil hydraulic cylinder is controllable, so that float is lifted out the ocean.

22. the purposes of a structure, this structure for good and all is fixed on seabed or the ground, as a supporting that comprises the wave power generation equipment of a plurality of arms, each arm wherein is at one end by axle supporting rotatably, and wherein each arm is at its other end relative with an end that is supported carrying float, thereby the translational motion of the float that is caused by wave causes the rotation around described axle of described arm, described equipment comprises that the transformation of energy that is used for being passed to these arms from wave is the energy conversion device of electric energy, described a plurality of arm is arranged to a row like this, so that cause each arm in turn to pivot around axle by above-mentioned arm row's wave, each arm is provided with spaced reciprocally, so that the passing of wave causes arm to pivot with mutual phase shift.

23. according to the described purposes of claim 22, wherein said structure comprises breakwater, breakwater, harbour, jetty, cliff or oil drilling platform.

24. according to claim 22 or 23 described purposes, wherein each arm all extends along the longitudinal direction, and wherein said supporting structure transversely extends in the direction of described longitudinal direction, and wherein all individually by described supporting structure supporting, these arms are provided with along described supporting structure each arm spaced reciprocally.

25. according to each described purposes among the claim 22-24, wherein said supporting structure comprises the part that is higher than the sea, and wherein each arm is all supported by the part that is higher than the sea of described supporting structure.

26. according to each described purposes among the claim 22-25, the part of wherein said axle formation bearing, and wherein each arm is all supported by the bearing that at least one is fixed on the described supporting structure.

27. according to each described purposes among the claim 22-26, wherein each arm is all by the truss structure supporting that is fixed on the described supporting structure.

28. according to each described purposes among the claim 22-27, wherein each arm longitudinal extension leaves described supporting structure, thereby each arm can be switched to horizontal position at least.

29. method that is used for installing wave power generation equipment at sea, described wave power generation equipment comprises a plurality of arms, each arm is wherein at one end supported rotatably by axle, and wherein each arm is at its other end relative with an end that is supported carrying float, thereby the translational motion of the float that is caused by wave causes the rotation around described axle of described arm, described equipment comprises that the transformation of energy that is used for being passed to these arms from wave is the energy conversion device of electric energy, described a plurality of arm is arranged to a row like this, so that cause each arm in turn to pivot around axle by above-mentioned arm row's wave, each arm is provided with spaced reciprocally, so that the passing of wave causes arm to pivot with mutual phase shift, described method comprises: wave power generation equipment is installed to one is permanently affixed on seabed or the ground supporting structure.

30. in accordance with the method for claim 29, wherein said structure comprises breakwater, breakwater, harbour, jetty, cliff or oil drilling platform.

31. according to claim 29 or 30 described methods, wherein each arm all extends in a longitudinal direction, and wherein said supporting structure transversely extends in the direction of described longitudinal direction, and wherein by described supporting structure supporting, these arms are provided with along described supporting structure each arm spaced reciprocally individually.

32. according to each described method among the claim 29-31, wherein said supporting structure comprises the part that is higher than the sea, and wherein each arm is all supported by the part that is higher than the sea of described supporting structure.

33. according to each described method among the claim 29-32, the part of wherein said axle formation bearing, and wherein each arm is all supported by the bearing that at least one is fixed on the described supporting structure.

34. according to each described method among the claim 29-33, wherein each arm is all by the truss structure supporting that is fixed on the described supporting structure.

35. according to each described method among the claim 29-34, wherein each arm all longitudinal extension leave described supporting structure, thereby each arm can be switched to horizontal position at least.