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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
May. 11, 2011
Applicant:
Balakrishnan Nair, Sandy, UT (US);
Inventor:
Balakrishnan Nair, Sandy, UT (US);
Assignee:
Oscilla Power Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 13/10 (2006.01); F03B 13/12 (2006.01); H02P 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and device for generating electric power from ocean waves is described. The device includes at least one magnetostrictive element and at least one buoy. When the buoy is deployed in a body of liquid subject to wave motion, the buoy remains partially submerged during normal wave motion. The buoy is coupled to the magnetostrictive element to continuously exert a varying force on the magnetostrictive element during the normal wave motion.