Patent ID: 8959907
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: F03B,F05B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A rotating apparatus for harnessing the power of wave waterflows and linear waterflows, said apparatus comprising: at least one rotor member being rotatable about a longitudinal rotor axis and rotationally driven by at least one of wave and/or linear waterflows, the at least one rotor member configured to be floating or neutrally buoyant in water with the longitudinal rotor axis disposed substantially horizontally; and at least one drive element extending generally radially outwardly from the rotor axis of each rotor member; wherein the rotating apparatus is configured such that the longitudinal rotor axis of the at least one rotor is oriented substantially in a direction of propagation of waves or in a direction of linear waterflows or in a direction of a combination of propagation of waves and linear waterflows; wherein the at least one rotor member is rotatable in only one direction independent of the direction of waterflow; and wherein the at least one drive element comprises a resilient or elastic portion configured to deflect back and forth in a direction of the longitudinal axis during rotation of the respective rotor member, such that a shape of each of the drive elements is flexibly altered during rotation of the respective rotor member when acted upon by a waterflow.