Wave Energy Conversion Incorporating Actuated Geometry

Robert Thresher; Michael Lawson; Nathan Tom; Jason Cotrell; Yi-Hsiang Yu; Alan Wright

Wave Energy Conversion Incorporating Actuated Geometry

Robert Thresher (Inventor), Michael Lawson (Inventor), Nathan Tom (Inventor), Jason Cotrell (Inventor), Yi-Hsiang Yu (Inventor), Alan Wright (Inventor)

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Abstract

Described herein are wave energy conversion systems including actuated geometry components. An example system may include at least one body portion configured to transfer wave energy to a power take off device, and at least one actuated geometry component that is connected to the at least one body portion, the at least one actuated geometry component operable to modify a geometric profile of the system.

Original language	American English
Patent number	10,662,918 B2
Filing date	26/05/20
State	Published - 2020

NREL Publication Number

NREL/PT-4A00-77385

Keywords

actuated geometry components
wave energy conversion systems

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