Buoyancy-conversion system into rotary movement - uses floats travelling immersed along half circular path in vertical plane and deflected from inner to outer radius

摘要

The system uses floats (5) travelling immersed along half of a circular path in a vertical plane. In the process, their centres of gravity are deflected from and inner to an outer radius, typically at the lowermost point. The floats can work in guide rails (9) free of load, and can return to the inner radius once they are no longer immersed, the torque exerted by them when deflected exceeding that from those no deflected. They can be mounted on a semi-immersed rotor on a central shaft (1) and can have wheels on their ends working against a deflecting immersed guide rail (9). USE/ADVANTAGE - Conversion of buoyancy forces into rotary movement.