Wave power generation system and motion control module thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9435316-B2
Application number	US-201414515944-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 16, 2014
Priority date	Oct 16, 2014
Publication date	Sep 6, 2016
Grant date	Sep 6, 2016

Abstract

A wave power generation system comprises a heavy plate; an expansion pipe installed on a top of the heavy plate; a motion module installing on a top of the expansion pipe; a buoy installing on a top of the motion module, a top end of the motion module through the buoy and the top end connected to the buoy; and a motion control module having a base installing in the heavy plate; a driving unit installed in the base; and multiple blades coupled to the driving unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A motion control module, for use in a wave power generation system with a heavy plate, said motion control module comprising:
a base, installed in said heavy plate, said base comprising a via hole;
a driving unit, installed in the base; and
a plurality of blades, coupled to the driving unit,
wherein the driving unit is configured to position said plurality of blades to adjustably close or open said via hole to change natural frequency of said wave power generation system to match wave periods of different months or seasons responsively, and consequently, enabling resonance to be optimized for achieving better power generating efficiency.

2. The motion control module of claim 1 , wherein the via hole has a plurality of receiving slots formed on the inner rim thereof, and thereby, the plural blades are positioned respectively at spaces between the via hole and the plural receiving slots.

3. The motion control module of claim 2 , wherein the via hole and the plural receiving slots are concentrically formed.

4. The motion control module of claim 1 , wherein the driving unit is comprised of a driving element and a gear set, and the gear set further is composed of a main gear and a plurality of pinions in a manner that the plural pinions are arranged engaging with the main gear while the main gear is engaged with the driving element; the motion control module is further comprised of: a plurality of driving rods, and each of the plural driving rods is positioned for allowing one end thereof to face forward and extend toward the driving element and thus to be coupled to one corresponding pinion; and for each of the plural blades, one side thereof that is positioned facing toward the corresponding driving rod is formed with a pull element, that is to be used for coupling the blade to its corresponding driving rod so as to be brought along to move.

5. The motion control module of claim 4 , wherein the driving element is a component selected from the group consisting of: a motor, a hydraulic cylinder and a pneumatic cylinder; the main gear is a gear selected from the group consisting of: a helical gear and a bevel gear; each of the pinions is substantially a bevel gear; each of the plural driving rods is substantially a screw rod; and the pull element is substantially a gear rack.

6. The motion control module of claim 4 , wherein the motion control module further comprises a control unit, being connected to the driving element for allowing signal transmission therebetween.

Assignees

• Ind Tech Res Inst

Inventors

• Chen Wei-Ming
• Li Yi-Chen
• Huang Tzu-Hung
• Yen Chih-Wei

Classifications

• F03B13/1845 Primary

  and the wom slides relative to the rem · CPC title

• F05B2260/5032

  of the bevel or angled type · CPC title

• Y02E10/30

  Energy from the sea, e.g. using wave energy or salinity gradient · CPC title