Power plants – Motor having a buoyant working member
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-25
2007-12-25
Nguyen, Hoang (Department: 3748)
Power plants
Motor having a buoyant working member
C060S496000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11080718
ABSTRACT:
A WEC system embodying the invention includes a column and shell, arranged to move relative to each other, and a lever-like apparatus having an input end and an output end and an intermediate point, between the two ends, the intermediate point being rotatably connected to the column. The input end is connected to the shell and moves at the same velocity and in the same direction as the shell. The output end moves in the opposite direction and at a rate which is a multiple of the shell velocity. The multiple being a function of the ratio of the length of the intermediate point to the output and input ends. In systems embodying the invention, one of two components (a PMA or an ICA) of a linear electric generator may be attached to the shell and the other of the two components may be attached to the output end of the lever-like apparatus to produce high relative velocity between the two components resulting in higher amplitude and higher frequency output voltages.
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Stewart David B.
Nguyen Hoang
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
Schanzer Henry I
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