Air turbine for applications in wave energy conversion

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9976536
APP PUB NO 20160108885A1
SERIAL NO

14891353

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The present invention relates to an air turbine capable of without change in its rotational velocity direction, efficiently absorbing the energy associated with a pressure difference between two spaces (A) and (B) of successively changing sign, as in the case of sea wave energy systems. The turbine comprises two sets of blades (I) and (II), each of which is similar to the blade system of a conventional turbine of radial-, mixed- or axial-flow type. The turbine also comprises a system of ducts that connect spaces (A) and (B) through any of the two blade sets (I) and (II). The turbine may be equipped with a fast-acting valve that stops the flow through one or both blade sets (I) and (II).

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INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICOAVENIDA ROVISCO PAIS 1 LISBOA 1049-001

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Falcao, Antonio Franco De Oliveira Lisbon, PT 1 7
Gato, Luis Manuel De Carvalho Sintra, PT 1 7
Henriques, Joao Carlos De Campos Carregado, PT 1 0

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