Patent ID: 8128318
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: E02B,F03B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A tide change apparatus disposed between a main body of water and a retention pond tidally interconnected with said main body of water, said tide change apparatus adapted for use in conjunction with a plurality of electrical generators, for transforming tidal water displacement into electrical energy, said tide change apparatus comprising: a plurality of semi-submersible barges disposed in a plurality of retention containers, with each one of said plurality of semi-submersible barges disposed in a corresponding one of said plurality of retention containers; each of said retention containers further comprising a base member configured to receive one of said plurality of semi-submersible barges and disposed between said retention pond and said main body of water; a pair of locking channels disposed on opposing longitudinal ends of said base member adapted to receive a corresponding pair of protrusions disposed on opposing longitudinal ends of each of said semi-submersible barges; and a sealing wall member longitudinally disposed along said base member and distal of inflow of said tidal water; and a plurality of wedge-hinge assemblies having a longitudinally disposed crankshaft, and configured with a plurality of water blades, longitudinally disposed and rotatably mounted atop said plurality of semi-submersible barges, wherein said water blades are displaced along a curvilinear path manifest by tidal water flow of said main body of water intermittently to said retention pond and from said retention pond to said main body of water.