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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc., Pennington, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Joseph Sarokhan, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Assignee:
OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Monroe Township, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/04 (2006.01); H02J 7/16 (2006.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/1415 (2013.01); H02J 7/1423 (2013.01); H02J 7/1438 (2013.01); H02J 7/1461 (2013.01); H02J 7/1492 (2013.01);
Abstract
A buffered power transfer apparatus includes rechargeable batteries. The buffered power transfer apparatus is used on demand to convert high voltage DC to low voltage DC at maximum efficiency with minimum standby losses. The buffered power transfer apparatus may be used in a Wave Energy Converter.