Title :
Sea wave electric power system
Author :
Whitehead, P.L. ; Cazel, H.A.
Author_Institution :
Western Electric Co., Inc.
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;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in the Ocean Environment, IEEE 1971 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1971.1161035
