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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2012
John Hincks Duke, Providence, RI (US);
John Hincks Duke, Providence, RI (US);
Other;
Abstract
An autonomous submersible vessel employs ambient wave energy to both propel itself and to generate required onboard electrical power. The vessel comprises a ballast stabilized stator portion and a rotor portion with wings rotated by wave-induced orbital water particle motion. Phased power generation resists rotor portion rotation when the horizontal component of water motion is in the desired direction of navigation, so increased hydrodynamic drag at that time acts to pull the vessel forward. The vessel further comprises a means to collect and preserve plankton samples. The vessel design enables alternate operation as an oceanographic glider to also navigate in deep water and in calm seas.
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