Autonomously operated buoys with power generation and power usage control
First Claim
1. Apparatus, intended to be deployed in a body of water, including:
- (a) a payload comprised of a multiplicity of different electronic and electromechanical loads and (b) a wave energy converter (WEC) system responsive to the amplitude of waves in said body of water for producing electrical power at an output power port for powering the payload, said apparatus comprising;
switch means coupled between the output power port and selected ones of the different loads; and
control means responsive to the electric power being produced for controlling the switch means and the amount of power supplied to, and consumed by, the loads.
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Abstract
Apparatus, intended to be deployed in a body of water, includes a payload comprised of a multiplicity of different electronic and electromechanical loads and a wave energy converter (WEC) system responsive to the amplitude of waves in the body of water for producing electrical power, which is a function of the wave amplitudes, to power the payload. The apparatus includes switching circuitry for controlling the application of power to selected ones of the loads. Control circuitry and devices which are responsive to the electric power being produced control the switching circuitry for controlling the amount of power supplied to, and consumed by, the loads.
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30 Claims
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1. Apparatus, intended to be deployed in a body of water, including:
- (a) a payload comprised of a multiplicity of different electronic and electromechanical loads and (b) a wave energy converter (WEC) system responsive to the amplitude of waves in said body of water for producing electrical power at an output power port for powering the payload, said apparatus comprising;
switch means coupled between the output power port and selected ones of the different loads; and control means responsive to the electric power being produced for controlling the switch means and the amount of power supplied to, and consumed by, the loads. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- (a) a payload comprised of a multiplicity of different electronic and electromechanical loads and (b) a wave energy converter (WEC) system responsive to the amplitude of waves in said body of water for producing electrical power at an output power port for powering the payload, said apparatus comprising;
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9. Apparatus intended to be deployed in a body of water in which waves of varying amplitude are produced and wherein said apparatus includes a wave energy converter (WEC) system for producing an amount of electric power at an output port which is a function of the amplitude of the waves, said electric power for powering a payload located on or about the apparatus, where the payload includes a multiplicity of different electronic, electrical and electro mechanical devices, said apparatus comprising:
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switch means coupled between the output port and selected ones of the electronic, electrical and electro mechanical devices; and control means responsive to the output power being produced for controlling the switch means and the amount of power supplied to, and consumed, by the loads. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Apparatus, intended to be deployed in a body of water subjected to waves of varying amplitude, including:
- (a) a payload comprised of a multiplicity of different electronic and electromechanical loads and (b) a wave energy converter (WEC) system responsive to the amplitude of the waves in said body of water for producing electrical power at an output port for powering the payload, said apparatus comprising;
power storage means coupled to said output port for storing produced electrical power; switch means coupled between the output power port and selected ones of the different loads; and control means responsive to the electric power being produced for controlling the switch means and the amount of power supplied to, and consumed by, the loads for modifying the payload'"'"'s power requirements to match the system'"'"'s energy capture in order to extend the power stored in said power storage means and the operability of the payload under adverse wave conditions. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
- (a) a payload comprised of a multiplicity of different electronic and electromechanical loads and (b) a wave energy converter (WEC) system responsive to the amplitude of the waves in said body of water for producing electrical power at an output port for powering the payload, said apparatus comprising;
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