Controller for a wave energy converter
| Patent Number: | 9,140,231 |
| Issued: | 9/22/2015 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | A wave energy converter (WEC) is described, the WEC including a power take off (PTO) that converts relative motion of bodies of the WEC into electrical energy. A controller controls operation of the PTO, causing the PTO to act as a motor to widen a wave frequency spectrum that is usable to generate electrical energy. |
| Filed: | 10/7/2013 |
| Application Number: | 14/47,700 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |