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US 2026/0153071 A1Published application
Self-powered computing buoy
AssigneeLone Gull Holdings, Ltd.
InventorsGarth Alexander Sheldon-Coulson, Brian Lee Moffat
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Abstract
A computing apparatus that is integrated within a flotation module, the system obtaining the energy required to power its computing operations from waves that travel across the surface of a body of water on which the flotation module sets. Additionally, the self-powered computing apparatus employs novel designs to utilize its close proximity to the body of water and/or to strong ocean winds to significantly lower the cost and complexity of cooling their computing circuits.
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A method for processing a computational task comprising:
- placing into a body of water a plurality of self-propelled vessels, each vessel containing a networked plurality of computing devices energized by a wave-energized electrical generator, and further incorporating a data exchange device;
- specifying a computational task at a first location, said first location remote from the plurality of vessels;
- transmitting the computational task to one of said data exchange devices;
- using the networked plurality of computing devices to process a computational result;
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- using said one of said data exchange devices to transmit the computational result to a second location, said second location remote from the plurality of vessels.
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