Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Simultaneous ocean wave and current energy harvesting
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Application No.: US17784187Application Date: 2021-01-13
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Publication No.: US12168968B2Publication Date: 2024-12-17
- Inventor: Lei Zuo , Robert Parker , Xiaofan Li
- Applicant: VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
- Applicant Address: US VA Blacksburg
- Assignee: VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
- Current Assignee: VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Blacksburg
- Agency: Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2021/013208 WO 20210113
- International Announcement: WO2021/146263 WO 20210722
- Main IPC: F03B13/22
- IPC: F03B13/22 ; F03B13/10 ; F03B13/12 ; F03B13/16 ; F03B13/26 ; F16D1/00

Abstract:
Various examples of simultaneous ocean wave and current energy harvesting are described, using a hybrid ocean energy converter and a mechanical transfer system therefor. In one example, a hybrid ocean energy converter includes a two-body point absorber comprising a first body and a second body. The two-body point absorber can be configured to transfer a linear relative motion between the first body and the second body to bi-directional rotation of a first input shaft. A turbine can be configured rotate a second input shaft. The converter further includes a hybrid power takeoff including a mechanical transfer system configured to mechanically couple the first input shaft, the second input shaft, an output shaft, and an output shaft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230032172A1 SIMULTANEOUS OCEAN WAVE AND CURRENT ENERGY HARVESTING Public/Granted day:2023-02-02
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