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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
May. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Oscilla Power, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Mundon, Seattle, WA (US);
Balakrishnan G Nair, Sandy, UT (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/00 (2006.01); F03B 13/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/001 (2013.01); F03B 13/20 (2013.01); B63G 2008/004 (2013.01); F05B 2240/97 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), a reaction structure configured to deploy from a body of the UUV, and one or more tendons connecting the reaction structure to the body of the UUV, wherein the reaction structure deploys at a depth below the body of the UUV. The system further includes one or more power take-out (PTO) units coupled to or between the reaction structure and the UUV. The system further includes a control unit coupled to the one or more PTO units to convert energy from waves on a surface of a body of water for use in other systems within the UUV.