Patent ID: 8807963
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: F03B,F05B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A wave powered energy conversion system disposed in an oceanic environment operable to generate and store an air pressure that is greater than that of atmospheric pressure comprising: a storage tank, said storage tank having at least one wall, a bottom and a top configured to define an interior volume that is hollow, wherein the interior volume is configured to store air at a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure; at least one frame member, said at least one frame member extending outward from said storage tank being coupled thereto, said at least one frame member consisting of a first rod and a second rod, said first rod and said second rod being parallel, said first rod and said second rod being superposed the surface of the oceanic environment, said first rod and said second rod movable in a vertical manner; a plurality of secondary frame members, said plurality of secondary frame members being consisting of a first arm and a second arm, said first arm and said second arm of said plurality of secondary frame members configured in a parallel manner, said plurality of secondary frame members being operably coupled with said at least one frame member extending outward therefrom, said plurality of secondary frame members being perpendicularly oriented with said at least one frame member, said plurality of secondary frame members being movable in an upwards-downwards direction; a plurality of drive arms, said plurality of drive arms being operably coupled to said plurality of secondary frame members, said plurality of drive arms extending perpendicular from said plurality of secondary frame members, said plurality of drive arms having a first end and a second end, said plurality of drive arms further including a buoyant object proximate said second end, said plurality of drive arms operable to move in an upwards-downwards manner; an air delivery pipe network, said air delivery pipe network consisting of a multitude of pipes, said pipes being cylindrical in shape having a hollow passage, said multitude of pipes being configured to be proximate said at least one frame member, said plurality of secondary frame members and said plurality of drive arms, said air delivery pipe network operable to distribute pressurized air to said storage tank; a plurality of air pumps, said plurality of air pumps operably coupled to said air delivery pipe network, said plurality of air pumps operable to produce an increased air pressure into said air delivery pipe network, said plurality of air pumps further including a multitude of first level air pumps, said first level air pumps being operably coupled to said plurality of drive arms, said first level air pumps further including a chamber having a piston therein, said first level air pumps operably coupled with said air delivery pipe network, said plurality of air pumps further consisting of a plurality of secondary air pumps, said secondary air pumps being operably coupled to said plurality of secondary frame members, said secondary air pumps further being operably coupled to said air delivery pipe network, said plurality of air pumps additionally comprising at least one tertiary air pump, said at least one tertiary air pump being operably coupled to said at least one frame member, said at least one tertiary air pump being operably coupled to said air delivery pipe network; and wherein said buoyant objects are operable to move in an upwards-downwards motion in reaction to an ocean wave so as to drive at least one of said plurality of air pumps so as to produce an increased air pressure therefrom that is subsequently delivered to said storage tank thus increasing the air pressure within said storage tank.