Wave powered buoy generator

Patent · Tue Jan 08 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5535850

Rowe, R A

The wave powered buoy generator includes a hollow buoy which has inner and outer surfaces. The buoy is preferably spherical in shape. One or more windings are mounted to the buoy parallel to its surfaces with each winding having a pair of ends. A magnetized device which, is preferably a ball, is located within the buoy for rolling back and forth therein. A device is connected to the ends of the windings for rectifying current flow therefrom. With this arrangement the buoy can be moored in a body of water, and, when there is water motion, the flux lines of the magnetized roller device cut the one or more windings so as to cause electrical current flow to be provided through the rectifying device.

• Assignee: Secretary of the Navy
• Patent Number(s): US 4492875
• OSTI ID: 5535850
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 2 Dec 1982; Other Information: PAT-APPL-446284
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

16 TIDAL AND WAVE POWER
WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS
DESIGN
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
FLOTATION
MAGNET COILS
MAGNETS
OPERATION
RECTIFIERS
SPHERICAL CONFIGURATION
WATER WAVES
CONFIGURATION
CURRENTS
ELECTRIC COILS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
GRAVITY WAVES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
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