摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To drive a turbine continuously by utilizing alternate inclinations of a floating offshore structure caused by the wave or the swell of the sea. SOLUTION: When inclined by the wave of the sea, liquid 13 filled in a sealed space 12 flows to the lower side to compress air in an air piston chamber 7 on this side and decompress air in another air piston chamber 7 on the other side. Such compression and depression is repeated alternately on the two chambers to cause air to go back and forth repeatedly between these chambers. As a result, a turbine 4 is forcibly and constantly rotated in one direction to drive a motor 10, resulting in improved efficiency in generating electricity.</p> |