Patent SG-11201903397X-A (SG)
Title: Apparatus and method for extracting energy from a fluid
Inventor: DENNISS THOMAS
IPC: F03B13/26
Filed: 2017-10-17
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 111111411 0 11101 HOE 3E1 0 0111101111 OH 1101 101I 0011110 1111 OEN Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0\"\" WO 2018/071963 Al 26 April 2018 (26.04.2018) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (72) Inventor: DENNISS, Thomas; c/o Adams Pluck, Suite 4, FO3B 13/14 (2006.01) FO3D 9/00 (2016.01) Level 3, 20 George Street, Hornsby, New South Wales 2077 FO3B 13/24 (2006.01) E02B 9/08 (2006.01) (AU). FO3B 13/26 (2006.01) (74) Agent: ENGEL, Malcolm; Adams Pluck, Suite 4, Level 3, (21) International Application Number: 20 George Street, Hornsby, New South Wales 2077 (AU). PCT/AU2017/051122 (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (22) International Filing Date: kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, 17 October 2017 (17.10.2017) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, (25) Filing Language: English DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (26) Publication Language: English HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, (30) Priority Data: KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, 2016904200 17 October 2016 (17.10.2016) AU MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, 2017903451 26 August 2017 (26.08.2017) AU OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, (71) Applicant: WAVE SWELL ENERGY LIMITED TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. [AU/AU]; c/o Suite 4, Level 3, 20 George Street, Hornsby, (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every New South Wales 2077 (AU). kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, = (54) Title: APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING = f = ENERGY FROM A FLUID /0 , by . - ,..m•MOLItk. Diiiiii-a II p/inf, dai ,t 1....1 li r . 1111.611 .. 1 - = '-- --1--------- ' Ft!' Zig = = = = = = = _ = ,-1 5 I . 1 i / - Pitt \" lig ii . aztv _ FI G • 1 -- f .r1 (57) : An apparatus and method is disclosed for extracting energy from an oscillating working fluid, such as ocean waves. ,tD ON The apparatus (10) comprises an internal flow passage (40) for the working fluid, a turbine (44) and a flow control device (38), each 1-1 of the turbine (44) and the flow control device (38) being in direct fluid communication with the flow passage (40), wherein in use the I r ---- flow control device (38) is selectively moveable between a first configuration in which the flow control device (38) is open to allow a 0 ----. flow of the working fluid, such as air, to exit the flow passage (40) therethrough, and a second configuration in which the flow control GO device (38) restricts a flow of the working fluid therethrough. In such an instance, the working fluid then must enter the flow passage Il © (40) via the turbine (44), which can be harnessed to generate electricity. N C [Continued on next page] WO 2018/071963 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIREEMOMMOHEIEHOMMOIMIE GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))