DocumentCode
2947177
Title
Sea wave electric power system
Author
Whitehead, P.L. ; Cazel, H.A.
Author_Institution
Western Electric Co., Inc.
fYear
1971
fDate
21-24 Sept. 1971
Firstpage
159
Lastpage
160
Abstract
SWEPS is a new method of combining sea wave power and air driven turbines to generate electrical energy. The acronym SWEPS is an abbreviation for Sea Wave Electric Power System. This Arrangement involves a means of using sea wave power to compress air to high pressure and using that air to drive a high speed air operated turbogenerator. The idea, primarily conceived to furnish power for Sea Relay and Weather Towers, might be modified for use to generate power for commercial consumption by mounting the apparatus on a floating pier or buoy supported platform.
Keywords
Assembly; Bridges; Cooling; Fossil fuels; Oceans; Pistons; Poles and towers; Power generation; Safety; Valves;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in the Ocean Environment, IEEE 1971 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.1971.1161035
Filename
1161035
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