Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reaction mass and spring oscillator for wave energy converter
- Patent Title (中): 用于波能转换器的反应质量和弹簧振荡器
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Application No.: US13507507Application Date: 2012-07-05
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Publication No.: US08763389B2Publication Date: 2014-07-01
- Inventor: David B. Stewart
- Applicant: David B. Stewart
- Applicant Address: US NJ Pennington
- Assignee: Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Pennington
- Agent Henry I. Schenzer
- Main IPC: F03B13/18
- IPC: F03B13/18 ; F03B13/10 ; F03B13/12

Abstract:
A reaction mass and a spring are configured to form an “oscillator”. The reaction mass is coupled to, and can wrap around, a first pulley via a first belt/cable. The spring is coupled to, and can wrap around, a second pulley via a second belt/cable. The first and second pulleys are mechanically linked together and are mounted so they rotate in tandem. The diameter of the second pulley is different than the diameter of the first pulley to cause the reaction mass to travel a different distance than the spring in response to the up down motion of the reaction mass. The first and second pulleys may be circular with the second pulley being made smaller than first. Alternatively, the first pulley may be circular and the second pulley a cam of varying radius.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140007567A1 Reaction mass and spring oscillator for wave energy converter Public/Granted day:2014-01-09
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