Abstract: A system for generating electrical energy from the wave motion of the sea is provided with electrical-energy generating means for exploiting the wave motion of the sea in order to generate electrical energy. A floating body is provided with equipment designed to regulate the frequency of the resonance peak of the system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 6, 2017
Date of Patent:
December 14, 2021
Assignees:
POLITECNICO DI TORINO, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, WAVE FOR ENERGY S.R.L.
Inventors:
Giuliana Mattiazzo, Giacomo Vissio, Biagio Passione, Sergej Antonello Sirigu, Nicola Pozzi, Giovanni Bracco, Stefano Brizzolara, Andrea Gulisano
Abstract: A system for generating electrical energy from the wave motion of the sea is provided with electrical-energy generating means for exploiting the wave motion of the sea in order to generate electrical energy. A floating body is provided with equipment designed to regulate the frequency of the resonance peak of the system.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 6, 2017
Publication date:
June 3, 2021
Applicants:
POLITECNICO DI TORINO, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, WAVE FOR ENERGY S.R.L.
Inventors:
Giuliana MATTIAZZO, Giacomo VISSIO, Biagio PASSIONE, Sergej Antonello SIRIGU, Nicola POZZI, Giovanni BRACCO, Stefano BRIZZOLARA, Andrea GULISANO
Abstract: A system for generating electrical energy from sea waves comprising a floating body and a gyroscope structure (4) set thereon and comprising: —a first frame (6) mounted so that it can turn with respect to the floating body about a first axis of rotation (E); and —a rotor (8), which is mounted so that it can turn about a second axis of rotation (?), is carried by said first frame, and is substantially orthogonal to said first axis; said system further comprising electric-generator means (14) operatively connected to said first frame for generating electrical energy as a result of rotation of said first frame about said first axis (E). The system comprises actuator means (22, 24, 26; 14, 32, 34) designed to control rotation of said first frame about said first axis, as a function of the angular position of said first frame in such a way that in operation said first frame will perform complete rotations through 360° about said first axis.