Offshore floating wave generator assembly
OwnerJames Newburyinventor
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Abstract
An offshore floating wave energy generator assembly for installation in an aquatic environment, the generator assembly comprising: a floating sphere having a cutout passage with a convergent configuration for capturing an incoming ocean wave and conveying seawater from a first end of the passage to second end of the passage; a turbine assembly located within an internal volume of the floating sphere, the turbine being positioned at or adjacent the second end of the passage to convert kinetic energy of the captured ocean wave into electricity.
Claims11
An offshore floating wave energy generator assembly for installation in an aquatic environment, the offshore floating wave energy generator assembly comprising:
- a floating sphere having a cutout passage with a convergent configuration for capturing an incoming ocean wave and conveying seawater from a first end of the cutout passage to a second end of the cutout passage, the first end of the cutout passage being in an in-use upper hemispherical section of the floating sphere;
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- a turbine assembly located within an internal volume of the floating sphere, the turbine assembly being positioned at or adjacent the second end of the cutout passage to convert kinetic energy of a captured incoming ocean wave into electricity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.