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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2020
Julie E Fouquet, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Milan Singh Minsky, Newton, MA (US);
Michael James Prichard, Carlisle, MA (US);
Lars Elof Rosenblad, Long Beach, CA (US);
Julie E Fouquet, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Milan Singh Minsky, Newton, MA (US);
Michael James Prichard, Carlisle, MA (US);
Lars Elof Rosenblad, Long Beach, CA (US);
3newable LLC, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A wave energy converter comprises a power generator, characterized by an axial length along a longitudinal axis; the power generator being configured to tilt about a horizontal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The tilt results in a conversion of kinetic energy, present in a group of water waves causing the tilt, to electrical energy. The axial length is less than approximately one quarter of the average wavelength expected to be encountered in a dominant sub-group of waves within the group of waves. The power generator generates power independent of whether or not the wave energy converter is tethered to any solid object at a position that is fixed independent of water motion.