Wave-energy converter

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1979-11-16

1982-07-27

Ostrager, Allen M.

Power plants

Motor having a buoyant working member

Working member actuated by the rise and fall of a surface of...

60500, 60505, 417333, F03B 1312

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043410740

ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a device for converting wave energy into useful work, and comprises a body adapted to be moved to and fro by waves on a liquid, and means such as a hydraulic piston in a cylinder for converting this movement of the body into a power output. The body may be disposed about a horizontal cable along which the to and fro movement of the body is arranged to occur, the cable being secured to the piston so that relative movement between the body and the cable results in displacement of the piston in the cylinder.
A plurality of said cables may be threaded through the body, and some of these cables may be in mutually perpendicular relationship to each other to provide a device having an omnidirectional wave energy conversion capability.

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patent: 4249084 (1981-02-01), Villanueva et al.

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