Showing papers by "James S. Gerber published in 2004"
Patent•
22 Jan 2004
TL;DR: A wave energy converter system comprises two floats, one generally flat and heaving up and down in phase with passing surface waves on a body of water, and the other being elongated and moving out of phase with the passing waves Preferably, the first float is annular with a central vertical opening therethrough and the elongated float, with a weighted bottom end, extends vertically through the central opening of the firstfloat.
Abstract: A wave energy converter system comprises two floats; a first being generally flat and heaving up and down in phase with passing surface waves on a body of water, and the second being elongated and heaving up and down out of phase with the passing waves Preferably, the first float is annular with a central vertical opening therethrough, and the elongated float, with a weighted bottom end, extends vertically through the central opening of the first float The two floats thus move out of phase with one another, thus providing a relatively large relative motion between the two floats giving rise to highly efficient energy conversion Each float serves as a “ground” for the other; thus avoiding the need for anchoring the floats to the floor of the body of water
46 citations
Patent•
05 Feb 2004
TL;DR: A wave energy converter system comprises two floats; a first being generally flat and heaving up and down in phase with passing surface waves on a body of water, and the second being elongated and moving out of phase with the passing waves as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: A wave energy converter system comprises two floats; a first being generally flat and heaving up and down in phase with passing surface waves on a body of water, and the second being elongated and heaving up and down out of phase with the passing waves. Preferably the first float is annular with a central vertical opening therethrough, and the elongated float, with a weighted bottom end, extends vertically through the central opening of the first float. The two floats thus move out of phase with one another, thus providing a relatively large relative motion between the two floats giving rise to highly efficient energy conversion. Each float serves as a “ground” for the other; thus avoiding the need for anchoring the floats to the floor of the body of water.
5 citations