US 11,753,786 B2
Fixed permeable breakwater doubling as wave energy generating device
Xueyan Li, Yantai (CN); Chunyi Xiu, Yantai (CN); Zhenhua Zhang, Yantai (CN); Zhi Cheng, Weifang (CN); Yujie Meng, Zhangqiu (CN); and Jinke Li, Liuzhou (CN)
Assigned to Ludong University, Yantai (CN)
Filed by LUDONG UNIVERSITY, Yantai (CN)
Filed on Jan. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/582,022.
Claims priority of application No. 202111024473.1 (CN), filed on Sep. 2, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0060923 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. E02B 3/06 (2006.01); E02B 9/08 (2006.01)
CPC E02B 3/06 (2013.01) [E02B 9/08 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fixed permeable breakwater doubling as a wave power generating device, comprising: a structure, a structure fixing device and a wave-activated generator set;
wherein the structure comprises: a horizontal bearing plate, a first upper wall, a second upper wall, a first lower wave baffle, a second lower wave baffle, vertical pipes, and transversal pipes;
wherein the first upper wall and the second upper wall are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the horizontal bearing plate;
wherein a lower part of the first upper wall is connected with an upper end of the first lower wave baffle, and the first lower wave baffle is vertical to the horizontal bearing plate; a lower part of the second upper wall is connected with an upper end of the second lower wave baffle, and the second lower wave baffle is vertical to the horizontal bearing plate;
wherein two opening sides of the horizontal bearing plate are respectively provided with the transversal pipes, and two opposite ends of each of the transversal pipes are respectively connected with the first upper wall and the second upper wall; the vertical pipes are fixed on the transversal pipes;
wherein the structure fixing device comprises four pile foundation pillars which are respectively fixedly connected with four corners of a bottom surface of the horizontal bearing plate of the fixed permeable breakwater;
wherein the wave-activated generator set comprises spiral vane sets installed in the first upper wall and the second upper wall, and is configured to drive electric generators through flexible shaft transmission to generate electricity for utilization or storage; and
wherein the first upper wall has a first arc shape structure, and the second upper wall has a second arc shape structure; and the first arc shape structure and the second arc shape structure are respectively bent outwards, thereby an upper part of the first upper wall extends more outwards than the lower part of the first upper wall, and an upper part of the second upper wall extends more outwards than the lower part of the second upper wall.