Patent ID: 7184363
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: B63B,B63H,F03B,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A buoyant apparatus for generating power by movement of a first part of an electromagnetic generator past a second part of an electromagnetic generator, the buoyant apparatus adapted to float in a body of water, the buoyant apparatus comprising: a first buoyant member containing electrical circuitry and the first part of the electromagnetic generator, the first buoyant member having a predetermined mass; a second buoyant member containing the second part of the electromagnetic generator, the second buoyant member connected to the first buoyant member for linear movement with respect to the first buoyant member, the mass of the second buoyant member being substantially less than the mass of the first buoyant member; and a structure having a predetermined mass suspended in the water below the water line, the structure being tethered to the first buoyant member, the combined mass of the first and second buoyant members, and the tethered structure maintaining the buoyant center of the first buoyant member and one end of the second buoyant member, below the water line.