Patent ID: 11933261
Assignee: AQUA SATELLITE, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  G  H  Y | IPC B  F  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for harnessing wave energy, the method comprising:
providing a vehicle to a body of water, the vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body comprising two or more wings;
a phase detection system comprising a plurality of pressure taps disposed around the vehicle body;
a processor for processing information from the phase detection system to detect a phase of a wave motion;
a rotor coupled to a motor-generator, wherein the motor-generator comprises a first quadrant for motor mode and a second quadrant for generation mode; and
a rechargeable battery coupled to the motor-generator;

submerging the vehicle to a depth in the body of water;
operating the motor-generator of the vehicle in the first quadrant of the motor-generator;
detecting a phase of a wave in the body of water based on information from the processor of the detected phase;
orienting the vehicle to lag the phase of the wave based on the detected phase of the wave;
synchronizing an inertial acceleration of the vehicle to movement of the wave;
switching the motor-generator to the second quadrant for generation mode to convert energy from the movement of the wave to electrical energy; and
storing the electrical energy derived from the wave in the rechargeable battery.