For the last three years I have been working on my own version of a Tidal Generator. It began using a strong magnet such as neodymium oscillating within an copper inductor coil to generate electricity, until I realized how expensive such a concept would be.
So I went back to the drawing board, and conceived of a new version, using a gear rack and pinion in replace of the inductor-magnet combination, with the pinion itself attached to a system of differential gears which drive a generator.
Replicated on all four sides of a 3-dimensional metal pole which is anchored to the sea floor, the buoy rises and falls with the changing tides, and as it moves, its gears turn the generators, creating directed electrical current.
It is my hope that this simplified concept can provide a much higher cost to benefit ratio for such a device's construction. Furthermore, the potential for energy generation can be as large as required. To increase the maximum potential output of the generators, simply construct a larger, more buoyant flotation device, with a larger weight attached to it.
As always, I thank the reader for their time and attention, and hope that everyone has a pleasant day.
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