POWER GENERATION SYSTEM UTILIZING BUOYANCY OF VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF SEA WAVES

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power generation system that rotates a power generator with buoyancy having an extremely great force, differently from conventional float type power generation by utilizing the buoyancy of an empty container floated on sea waves since new harmless power generation energy is required in these days when people cry for rolling blackouts or power saving activities because of the lack of electric power.SOLUTION: A power generation system includes an upper float 3 which is floated on sea waves, and a lower float, a power generator is mounted to be vertically movable in a lower container 7, a rack is provided in parallel with the power generator, and the rack includes a pinion which is interlocked with the power generator. The power generator is connected with the upper float by a rope. Furthermore, the lower float is configured as one lower container, and the upper float is configured to float three empty containers at intervals of 120° at positions away from the lower container. Since the upper float and the lower float are separated, the mutual interval is changed at all the time. The amount of the change is captured by the rack and the pinion of the lower container, the forward/backward rotation of the pinion is converted to unidirectional rotation by a forward/backward rotation-to-unidirectional rotation conversion mechanism, and the power generator is turned.