Patent ID: 8033752
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: E02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A system for harvesting energy of sea or ocean waves flowing towards a shore, the system comprising: a) a channel including a side wall that includes a plurality of unidirectional windows or shutters, each unidirectional window or shutter being deployed at a different elevation above a surface of the sea or ocean, the windows or shutters being configured to allow wave water to flow into the channel from the sea or ocean while preventing water in the channel from flowing back into the sea or ocean via the unidirectional windows or shutters; and b) a slanting structure deployed in the way of waves moving towards the channel so that waves are lifted along the slanting structure into the channel via the windows, the channel and the slanting structure being configured so that wave water incessantly enters into the channel via the windows or shutters to create an artificial river whose surface height remains both substantially constant and above the sea or ocean surface; and c) a turbine means or a turbine or a water wheel configured to harvest kinetic energy of a horizontal current of the artificial river.