Wave and tide actuated energy pump

Abstract

A pumping mechanism that utilizes wave and tidal energy to operate. The mechanism relies on the depth of the fluid or ocean and the length of the pump cylinder to accommodate shifting wave and tide patterns. Alternatively, the mechanism is imbedded or placed in an excavation in the fluid or ocean bed of sufficient depth and width to accommodate the piston cylinder, its' casing and the shifting wave and tide conditions. The invention relies on a buoy or float for the lift of a weighted piston and the weighted piston, when descending, provides the means of creating pressure on the water entrapped in the cylinder, thus causing a pumping action. The pump may be used individually or in concert with other pumps. The pump is intended to move large or small volumes of water at high or low pressures, singularly or in concert with other pumps.

1 . A wave and tide actuated energy pump which uses the depth of the medium and the length of the pump cylinder  7 , mounted to, near, or in the seabed floor, to accommodate shifting wave and tide conditions. The deeper the medium and the longer the cylinder  7  the greater the accommodation.  
     
     
         2 . A piston  8  whose weight is sufficient to provide the pressure necessary to pump the liquid in which it is contained.  
     
     
         3 . I claim a piston  8  without sealing rings or with one or more sealing rings  9  and  10  to provide a seal against the cylinder wall  7 .  
     
     
         4 . I claim a weighted piston  8  with a check valve assembly,  19  and  24 , to allow the ventilation and passage of entrapped air or gases.  
     
     
         5 . A buoy  1  whose draft is determined by the depth of wave action below the surface. The buoy  1  displaces water down to the maximum practical depth of the wave action and the piston  8  is weighted according to this displacement.  
     
     
         6 . I claim a buoy  1  whose freeboard or surplus buoyancy is determined as needed to raise the buoy, as close as possible, to the same speed as the wave is traveling vertically but not sufficient enough to keep from positioning buoy within the desired angle of repose in ocean currents with or without the aid of mooring lines.  
     
     
         7 . I claim a process as shown on process flow sheet, page 17, using this wave and tide actuated pump  1  to create a field  2  of wave and tide actuated pumps for the benefit of delivering a greater volume of energy in the form of fluid or water and fluid or water pressure.  
     
     
         8 . I claim a process as shown on process flow sheet, page 17, using this wave and tide actuated pump  1  to create a oxygen regeneration system by pumping oxygen enriched sea water from the surface to the bottom of the ocean floor.  
     
     
         9 . I claim a process as shown on process flow sheet, page 17, using this wave and tide actuated pump  1  to create a reservoir  7  of stored energy in the form of the fluid or water pumped.  
     
     
         10 . I claim a process as shown on process flow sheet, page 17, using this wave and tide actuated pump  1  to create hydroelectric power  8  from said reservoir  7  or directly from the wave and tide actuated pump  1 .  
     
     
         11 . I claim a process as shown on process flow sheet, page 17, using this wave and tide actuated pump  1  to use booster pumps  9  to increase pressure when needed.  
     
     
         12 . I claim a process as shown on process flow sheet, page 17, using this wave and tide actuated pump  1  to create evaporation ponds  5  for mineral and chemical extraction, refinement and toxic waste removal from the sea.  
     
     
         13 . I claim a process as shown on process flow sheet, page 17, using this wave and tide actuated pump  1  to create large bodies of in land lakes  11  and seas for the evaporation sea water for the purpose of forming moisture laden clouds.  
     
     
         14 . I claim a process as shown on process flow sheet, page 17, using this wave and tide actuated pump  1  to create a process  12  where prevailing winds will blow these clouds  11  to natural and man made barriers, causing rain to fall.  
     
     
         15 . I claim a process as shown on process flow sheet, page 17, using this wave and tide actuated pump  1  to create new pasture and farmland  13  created by resultant rainfall  12 .  
     
     
         16 . I claim a process as shown on process flow sheet, page 17, using this wave and tide actuated pump  1  to create a process  12 ,  13  which will moderate the earth's climate  14 .  
     
     
         17 . I claim a process as shown on process flow sheet, page 17, using this wave and tide actuated pump  1  to desalinate water  8 .  
     
     
         18 . I claim a process as shown on process flow sheet, page 17, using this wave and tide actuated pump  1  to create levied sea animal farming  10  and harvesting of sea food.  
     
     
         19 . I claim a process as shown on process flow sheet, page 17, using this wave and tide actuated pump  1  to claim land from the sea  6  by pumping water out of a levied area.  
     
     
         20 . I claim a process as shown on process flow sheet, page 17, using this wave and tide actuated pump  1  to clean up oil spills  3  and other contaminants.