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Record 1 1999-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Ocean Energy
  • Wave-Energy Power Plants
CONT

A new device, developed in Norway, harnesses energy from the ocean waves using a vertically oscillating float connected to a piston pump. Possible applications range from desalination of seawater and clean water supply to fish farms, to electricity production using a turbo-generator. This wave energy conversion unit is being developed by the Norwegian company ConWEC AS... The ConWEC device absorbs wave energy by means of a float which oscillates up and down inside a cylindrical structure with a submerged opening through which waves can act. The energy in the waves is converted to mechanical energy by a pump with its piston rigidly connected to the float. Seawater can be pumped into an energy storage in the form of a pressure tank(or possibly an elevated water reservoir) from which a turbine can be run to complete the conversion to electrical energy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Énergie océanique
  • Centrales houlomotrices
DEF

Dispositif destiné à recueillir l'énergie des vagues en pleine mer.

OBS

L'énergie des vagues est une ressource renouvelable. La puissance varie dans des proportions considérables, et en particulier il existe une probabilité d'avoir une puissance nulle [...] Les dispositifs de récupération. [...] Le flotteur. Il est animé d'un mouvement vertical, oscillant qui peut être transformé en mouvement rotatif alternatif par l'intermédiaire d'une poulie [...] Le piston mobile.

Spanish

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