METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING ENERGY FROM A FLUCTUATING ENERGY FLOW FROM A RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE
摘要
An energy extraction device and method for extracting energy from a fluctuating energy flow from a renewable energy source. A hydraulic pump is driven by a rotating shaft, driven in turn by a renewable energy source. A hydraulic motor drives a load and a high pressure manifold communicates between the pump, motor and an elastically deformable fluid retaining body. The hydraulic pump and hydraulic motor comprise working chambers displacing a volume of working fluid selectable on each cycle of working chamber volume by the control of electronic valves. The pressure in the high pressure manifold is measured and the net rate of displacement of working fluid by the hydraulic pump is selected responsive thereto to regulate the torgue applied to the said rotating shaft. The net rate of displacement of working fluid by the hydraulic motor is selected to smooth the energy flow to the load. The net rate of displacement of working fluid by the hydraulic motor is selected to cause the pressure within the high pressure manifold to tend towards an optimum. The optimum is variable and can be selected to optimise the efficiency of power transmission from the rotating shaft to the load or to increase the longevity of the energy extraction device.
申请公布号
WO2011147997(A2)
申请公布日期
2011.12.01
申请号
WO2011EP58866
申请日期
2011.05.30
申请人
ARTEMIS INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED;CALDWELL, NIALL, JAMES;DUMNOV, DANIIL, SERGEEVICH;FIELDING, MICHAEL, RICHARD
发明人
CALDWELL, NIALL, JAMES;DUMNOV, DANIIL, SERGEEVICH;FIELDING, MICHAEL, RICHARD