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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Oscilla Power, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy R Mundon, Seattle, WA (US);
Balakrishnan G Nair, Sandy, UT (US);
Jennifer Vining, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Oscilla Power Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 13/18 (2006.01); H02K 35/00 (2006.01); F15B 7/02 (2006.01); H01L 41/12 (2006.01); H02N 2/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 13/189 (2013.01); F03B 13/18 (2013.01); F03B 13/188 (2013.01); F03B 13/1885 (2013.01); F15B 7/02 (2013.01); H01L 41/125 (2013.01); H02K 35/00 (2013.01); H02N 2/18 (2013.01); Y02E 10/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wave energy converter includes a surface float including a non-axisymmetric profile, a reaction plate configured to be submerged below a water surface, and more than one flexible tether, each mechanically coupled to both the surface float and the reaction plate, the reaction plate having a moment of inertia in pitch and roll greater than a moment of inertia in pitch and roll of the surface float.