US 12,421,746 B2
Variable volume plenum for wave generation
Clement Ginestet, Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine (FR); and Axel Terradillos, Vancouver (CA)
Assigned to WHITEWATER WEST INDUSTRIES LTD., Richmond (CA)
Filed by WHITEWATER WEST INDUSTRIES LTD., Richmond (CA)
Filed on Dec. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/535,843.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/386,863, filed on Dec. 9, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0191526 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. E04H 4/00 (2006.01); G01R 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC E04H 4/0006 (2013.01) [G01R 21/00 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for generating waves, comprising
one or more wave generating chambers that releases water into a pool;
a plenum pneumatically connected to each of the one or more chambers, wherein the plenum is configured to have a variable volume;
a plurality of fans connected to the plenum and adapted to pressurize the plenum;
a plurality of sensors connected to the fans and adapted to measure the power output of the fans;
a controller capable of measuring fan power output from a sensor in the plurality of sensors, and wherein the controller is capable of increasing the size of the variable volume plenum when fan power output falls below a preset point.