Pollution free electric power and water producing station utilizing the kinetic and potential energy of water wind waves

Claim 1

A wave motor compressor unit employing semi-artificially created waves wherein the initial potential and kinetic energy of an extant wave is converted into substantially all potential energy comprising: a. a reception channel of decreasing width in the direction of wave travel whereby the heighth of waves entering the channel is approximately doubled at the exit end of the channel, thereby substantially eliminating kinetic energy in the wave and converting it to potential energy; and b. a wave energy extraction system, comprising: 1. a plurality of vertical chambers, each having an open, bottom end located approximately coincident with a predetermined theoretical wave nodal line, and a closed, upper end, whereby wave water will rise and fall in the chambers; 2. a generally horizontally disposed air intake manifold located above the closed, upper ends of the vertical chambers, including check valves to each of said chambers and openable to admit ambient air, whereby wave water falling in the chambers causes ambient air to be induced into the chambers while rising water in the chambers causes said check valves to close, thus pressurizing air entrapped in the chambers; 3. a generally horizontally disposed exhaust manifold, located above said chambers, including discharge check valves communicating with said chambers, whereby rising water in the chambers causes said pressurized air to be forced into the exhaust manifold, and falling water in the chambers closes said discharge check valves; and 4. means for utilizing the energy of the resultant air under pressure located in the exhaust manifold.