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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Oscilla Power, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy R Mundon, Seattle, WA (US);
Brian Rosenberg, Seattle, WA (US);
Andrew Gill, Seattle, WA (US);
Ben Ackers, Seattle, WA (US);
Ian McCauley, Brier, WA (US);
Ken Fitzgerald, Vashon, WA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02B 9/08 (2006.01); F03B 13/12 (2006.01); F03B 13/18 (2006.01); F03B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 13/1895 (2013.01); F03B 15/00 (2013.01); F05B 2270/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wave energy conversion (WEC) system includes a float body, a heave plate, a tether, and a controller. The tether couples the heave plate to the float body. The controller controls the tether between survivability modes. Each survivability mode adjusts a tension and/or length of the tether.