Wave power converter

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1985-09-11

1987-10-13

Ostrager, Allen M.

Power plants

Motor having a buoyant working member

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

417331, 60398, F03B 1312

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046989692

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for converting power from the wave motion of a body of water comprises a chamber with an opening for receiving waves. The chamber amplifies the amplitude of the waves. The wall of the chamber preferably has protuberance adjacent the opening for smoothing the flow of water through the opening. A float within the chamber is connected to a pump for converting the energy of the waves into useful energy.

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