5. ATTENUATOR | mermaidpower

REVIEW OF WAVE CONVERTERS & PATENTS

An attenuator is a floating device which operates parallel to the wave direction and effectively rides the waves. These devices capture energy from the relative motion of the two arms as the wave passes them.

In physics, attenuation is the gradual loss in intensity of any kind of flux through a medium, hence the attenuator is the device that causes the energy to be diminished in the wave and absorbed in the device, in this sense all wave energy converters are attenuators.

Animation from Aqua-RET.

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.

ATTENUATOR OFF SHORE WAVE CONVERTER TYPE

Early Attenuators: 1882 1903 1907 1908 1909

Sea Snake Types: 2002 2008 2011 2012