Power take off system for wave energy converter buoy patent

Power take off system for wave energy converter buoy

A power-take-off system for use in a wave energy converter buoy employs a meshing nut and screw shaft assembly for motion conversion. That is, the motion of the buoy float is coupled to drive the nut along the screw shaft on which it is mounted. The linear movement of the nut along the shaft causes the shaft to rotate and this rotational motion is then coupled to rotate an electrical generator.

Publication details

Recorded assignee: Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
Publication number: US 10273930 B2
Publication type: Utility patent grant
Publication date: Apr 30, 2019
Filing date: Mar 21, 2017
CPC classes: F03B13/1845, F03B13/16, F03B13/20, F03B13/1855, Y02E10/30, F05B2220/7066, F05B2240/60, F05B2240/54, F05B2260/403
Inventors: Safabakhsh; Mojtaba, Dubey; Chandreshkumar, Bordmann; John Joseph

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