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US 2025/0026462 A1Published application
Systems and Methods for Integrated Wave Power Charging For Ocean Vehicles
OwnerTimothy Mundon, Balakrishnan Nairinventors
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Abstract
A system includes an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), a reaction structure configured to deploy from a body of the UUV, and one or more tendons connecting the reaction structure to the body of the UUV, wherein the reaction structure deploys at a depth below the body of the UUV. The system further includes one or more power take-out (PTO) units coupled to or between the reaction structure and the UUV. The system further includes a control unit coupled to the one or more PTO units to convert energy from waves on a surface of a body of water for use in other systems within the UUV.
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A system comprising:
- an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV);
- a reaction structure configured to deploy from a body of the UUV;
- one or more tendons connecting the reaction structure to the body of the UUV, wherein the reaction structure deploys at a depth below the body of the UUV;
- one or more power take-out (PTO) units coupled to or between the reaction structure and the UUV;
- and
- a control unit coupled to the one or more PTO units to convert energy from waves on a surface of a body of water for use in other systems within the UUV.
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A system comprising:
- an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV);
- a flotation structure configured to deploy from a body of the UUV;
- one or more tendons connecting the flotation structure to the body of the UUV, wherein the flotation structure deploys above the body of the UUV;
- one or more power take-out (PTO) units coupled to or between the flotation structure and the UUV;
- and
- a control unit coupled to the one or more PTO units to convert energy from waves on a surface of a body of water for use in other systems within the UUV.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.