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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2020
Brian Thomas Kopp, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Donald Thomas Resio, Ponte Vedra, FL (US);
Michelle Ann Vieira, Atlantic Beach, FL (US);
Abdallah Walid Mohamed Kamal El Safty, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Brian Thomas Kopp, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Donald Thomas Resio, Ponte Vedra, FL (US);
Michelle Ann Vieira, Atlantic Beach, FL (US);
Abdallah Walid Mohamed Kamal El Safty, Jacksonville, FL (US);
University of North Florida Board of Trustees, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Abstract
A closed system that captures energy derived from the head differential rather than open-water flows velocities while reducing potential environmental damages and costly maintenance due to bio-fouling. This energy density available in a tidal range is increased substantially via convergent 'nozzles' to produce an optimal speed for power generations with the turbine sections, thereby significantly increasing the tidal energy captured by this system, even at sites where tidal energy is low (e.g., small to medium tide ranges, such as found along the East and Gulf Coasts of the United States).