Patent ID: 9322387
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: F03B,F05B,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A method for optimizing power output of a generator operating under the influence of wave motion, said method comprising: evaluating a first set of environmental conditions under which the generator operates; determining one or more parameter values for at least one of said generator at a first end of a mooring line and a counterweight coupled to said generator at a second send of the mooring line to maximize the work performed by said generator in opposition to said wave motion under the first set of environmental conditions, where said one or more parameter values comprises a first counterweight mass; configuring at least one of said generator and said counterweight according to said determined one or more parameter values, where configuring at least one of said generator and said counterweight comprises configuring the counterweight to have the first counterweight mass; and applying, by the counterweight having the first counterweight mass, a force to restore said generator about a position central to said counterweight using the determined one or more parameter values.