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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Oscilla Power, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy R. Mundon, Seattle, WA (US);
Joseph van 't Hoff, Delft, NL;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 13/14 (2006.01); F15B 21/0423 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 13/14 (2013.01); F15B 21/0423 (2019.01);
Abstract
A wave energy converter (WEC) system includes a float, a drivetrain, a reaction structure coupled to the drivetrain by at least one tendon, and a power dissipation system coupled to the drivetrain. The power dissipation system is configured to manage peak loads in the WEC system by dissipating peak energy spikes caused by relative movement of the reaction structure and the float.