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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2014
Roy D. Gaul, Houston, TX (US);
Claude P. Brancart, Brunswick, ME (US);
Alfred Kirst, Jr., Plano, TX (US);
Vincent L. Gaul, Robinson, IL (US);
Roy D. Gaul, Houston, TX (US);
Claude P. Brancart, Brunswick, ME (US);
Alfred Kirst, Jr., Plano, TX (US);
Vincent L. Gaul, Robinson, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A system and method for producing electrical energy utilizing horizontal axis water turbine assemblies, completely submerged and secured to a foundation on the seafloor beneath ocean surface waves in water depths corresponding to a nominal range of 1/30th to 1/10th of the wave lengths of prevailing waves. The water turbine assembly captures kinetic energy of vertically compressed elliptical orbital water particle motion having accentuated horizontal velocity for production of electrical power delivered to an onshore terminal. A group of multiple water turbine assemblies may be disposed at selected distances apart relative to one another and at selected distances from the coastline to form an array spanning a range of surface wave lengths in the shallow water depth to reduce temporal variability and collectively amplify and optimize the electrical power produced by the facility ashore.