AN APPARATUS FOR HARNESSING THE VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF OCEAN TIDES AND UTILIZE THE FORCE FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL ENERGY

摘要

An apparatus for harnessing the vertical movement of ocean tides and utilize the force for generating electrical energy, the apparatus being based upon the principal of a large float which exerts force upwardly at a time of a risen tide and a downward force due to gravity at a time of a fallen tide, said float is first securely captivated to the level of the prevailing low tide and which is then released at the height of the tide in order to contribute its full built up force of available energy, the vertical movements of the float being transmited from a vertical superstructure mounted upon the float to a rotatable gear mounted upon a rotatable horizontal shaft journalled in stationary stanchions, and the rotatable shaft thus driving an electrical generator or performing other useful work.