Ocean wave power plant

An ocean wave power plant comprising:

• an anchoring mass that is adapted to rest on an ocean sea bed;
• a generally vertical support structure positioned directly above the anchoring mass and having an upper end that extends above a surface of the ocean and a lower end that is connected to the anchoring mass by a flexible connector that allows the support structure to swing with respect to the anchoring mass when deployed in the ocean;
• a submergible uplift floating body separate from a point on the support structure above the anchoring mass and below the surface of the ocean, the submergible uplift floating body providing buoyancy for the support structure, acts to prevent rotation of the support structure and allows the support structure to pivot with respect to the anchoring mass,
• an electric power generating subsystem supported by a platform located at the upper end of the support structure above the surface of the ocean,
• a floating body, having a first cavity filled with air and a second cavity that can be filled with water through at least two openings located on a bottom side of the floating body when the floating body is deployed in the ocean, the floating body also including one-way vents that are arranged with openings on a top surface of the floating body and channels that are connected to the second cavity to provide paths for venting air when water is filling the second cavity, wherein the one-way vents provide a reduced size of the openings located on the top surface with respect to the at least two openings on the bottom surface thereby providing dampening of abrupt floating body movements by restricting the venting, wherein the power generating subsystem is arranged inside the submergible uplift floating body,
• a transmission member attached at one end to the floating body and at a second end to the power generating subsystem transferring wave motion from the floating body to the power generating subsystem, a portion of the transmission member is positioned within the support structure;
• wherein the support structure, the floating body, the submergible uplift floating body, the flexible connector, the power generating subsystem, the anchoring mass, at least a part of the transmission member is arranged functionally interconnected along a common axis, wherein each power plant is arranged as weight symmetrically as possible around the common axis, wherein the support structure is guided through a hole in the floating body and is fastened to the submergible uplift floating body, wherein a motion constraining device is arranged in a center of the through hole, wherein the part of the transmission member is arranged along the common axis and is connected to a center point on a top side of the motion constraining device, and is oriented along the common axis and is further connected to a bottom of the motion constraining device.