| 摘要 |
<p>TRANSDUCER FOR CONVERSION OF TIDAL CURRENT ENERGY A set of aligned transducer units is fixedly disposed in the sea. Each unit includes two atmosphere compartments disposed on the opposite end portions, a sea-water stream due to a tidal current flowing through its lower portion between the compartments, and an impeller disposed between the-compartments. The sea-water stream rotates the impeller to actuate air cylinders disposed in both atmosphere compartments communicating with the atmosphere. The air cylinders compress the air to produce high pressure air. The high pressure air from all the cylinders is transported through a pipe to an adjacent shore to be converted to an electrical energy. A four-sided tidal current guide is mounted on each of the opposite sides of the transducer unit. A ballast water room with its control is connected to the underside of the transducer set for floating and sinking purposes.</p> |
