Patent ID: 6700217
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: F03B,Y02E

Abstract:
A power transfer system for converting recurring wave movement within the ocean to electrical energy, said system comprising:pressure sensing structure positioned at a stationary location at an ocean floor below water level and below a location of wave movement for (i) registering changes in height of water above the pressure sensing structure and (ii) providing an electrical power output at the ocean floor location corresponding to changes in force associated with the changes in the height of water; a transfer medium coupled at one end to the pressure sensing structure and extending along the ocean floor to a second end at a shore location adjacent the location of wave movement, said transfer medium including means for transmitting the electrical power output of the pressure sensing structure to the shore location; and electrical power receiving means coupled to the transfer medium at the shore location for receiving the electrical power output from the transfer medium and for processing the electrical power output to a useful form of energy.