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REVIEW  OF WAVE CONVERTERS & PATENTS

​A point absorber is a floating structure which absorbs energy from all directions through its movements at/near the water surface. It converts the motion of the float relative to the base, fixed to the seabed, into a useable power form. The power take-off system may be: high speed rotary generator, linear generator, liquid and air pump or turbine.

Patents show near & off  shore systems with Pump, Rotary and Linear Generator PTO devices.

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Animation from Aqua-RET.

 

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POINT ABSORBER - NEAR & OFF SHORE WAVE CONVERTER TYPE                                                                     ​

​PATENT EXAMPLES OF THIS TYPE

 With Direct Pump:  ​​​​​​​​​​  1885   

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With Rotary Pump:   

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With Linear Generator:     ​

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NOTE: to view a complete patent:

     1.  Open Google, search for "Google Patent Search",

     2.  Open this search sub-set & type in Patent Number, or Inventor Name, or General Descriptive Words and a Date, etc.

 

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