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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2012
William J. Laz, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Todd L. Sedler, Newport News, VA (US);
Mohamed Belkhayat, Annandale, VA (US);
William J. Laz, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Todd L. Sedler, Newport News, VA (US);
Mohamed Belkhayat, Annandale, VA (US);
Huntington Ingalls, Inc., Newport News, VA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for extracting wave energy may include a watercraft, a pendulum and an energy converter. The watercraft may be configured to roll in response to wave action and may have roll characteristics that are tunable to characteristics of the wave action. The pendulum may be supported by the watercraft to enable the pendulum to swing in response to the wave action. An energy converter may be configured to convert the relative movement of the pendulum and watercraft into electrical energy. The pendulum may also be tunable to characteristics of the wave action.