Wave activated power generation system with the rack and pinion mechanism

A wave activated power generating device, comprising:

• a support frame;
• a buoy vertically positioned to rise and fall relative to motion of waves impacting the buoy and the support frame, the buoy being formed with a hollow interior space;
• a magnet and coil structure operatively connected between the buoy and the support frame such that an induction coil element of the magnet and coil structure generates induced current by moving within a magnet element in response to the buoy rising and falling by the wave motion;
• and
• a power generator unit operative connected to the magnet and coil structure to generate electricity in response to the induced current generated by the induction coil element, wherein
• the magnet element includes a plurality of magnetic rods fixedly connected to a horizontal surface inside the hollow interior space of the buoy,
• the induction coil element includes a plurality of induction coils fixedly mounted on the support frame to extend into the hollow interior space of the buoy and operatively positioned to movably interconnect with corresponding magnetic rods of the magnet element as the buoy rises and falls.

A system for wave activated power generation, comprising:

• a platform;
• and
• a plurality of wave activated power generating units, each unit including:
• a support frame,
• a buoy vertically positioned to rise and fall relative to motion of waves impacting the buoy and the support frame, the buoy being formed with a hollow interior space,
• a rack and pinion structure operatively connected between the buoy and the support frame such that a pinion element of the rack and pinion structure generates rotating torque by moving along the rack element in response to the buoy rising and falling by the wave motion, and
• a power generator unit operative connected to the rack and pinion structure to generate electricity in response to rotating torque generated by the pinion element, wherein the rack structure is fixedly connected to at least one vertical surface inside the hollow interior space of the buoy, and
• the pinion element is fixedly mounted on the support frame to extend into the hollow interior space of the buoy and operatively positioned to movably interconnect with the rack structure as the buoy rises and falls.