System and method for generated power from wave action
First Claim
1. A water mass enclosure device for use in a body of water as part of a wave energy capture system comprising a surface float, the water mass enclosure comprising two or more substantially solid plates connected by a flexible member such that a gap is defined between the plates to entrain an amount of water upon submersion of the enclosure in the body of water, wherein the enclosure is collapsible such that the plates may be placed into contact with one another upon removing the enclosure from the body of water.
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Abstract
Wave energy conversion systems are provided utilizing a mass of water entrained in a collapsible water mass enclosure that is suspended beneath a float (e.g., a vehicle, buoy, platform, etc.) to provide an inertial force in opposition to the rising heave-induced acceleration of the float. The water mass enclosure is in communication with a generator, such as by tethering one end of a tethering component to the generator and the other to the enclosure. The enclosure may be placed in communication with an intermediary hydraulic system, which is also in communication with the generator. In certain embodiments, the system will include a reel system for deploying and retrieving the water masse enclosure.
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- 1. A water mass enclosure device for use in a body of water as part of a wave energy capture system comprising a surface float, the water mass enclosure comprising two or more substantially solid plates connected by a flexible member such that a gap is defined between the plates to entrain an amount of water upon submersion of the enclosure in the body of water, wherein the enclosure is collapsible such that the plates may be placed into contact with one another upon removing the enclosure from the body of water.
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