Wave power generator
AssigneeMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
InventorsShunichi Ikesue, Takeshi Yasunaga, Makoto Ohta
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Abstract
A wave power generator that can efficiently perform power generation in response to ocean-wave periods, which are waves of varying period, is provided. A vibration receiving portion that is provided in a float floating at a wave surface and that performs power generation by means of vibrations exerted thereon; a mass body that applies a mass loading on the vibration receiving portion from above; a plurality of elastic members that support the mass body in series; and a plurality of locking mechanisms that restrict/release the motion of the plurality of elastic members are provided.
Claims5
A wave power generator comprising:
- a vibration receiving portion that is provided in a float floating at a wave surface and that performs power generation by means of vibrations exerted thereon;
- a mass body that applies a mass loading on the vibration receiving portion from above;
- a plurality of elastic members that support the mass body in series;
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- a plurality of locking mechanisms that restrict/release the motion of the plurality of elastic members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.