Patent ID: 8887501

Claim:
A wave power plant, comprising at least one float or pontoon or a plurality of floats or pontoons interconnected by at least one member, wherein the float or pontoon is shaped and anchored asymmetrically or the interconnected floats or pontoons are disposed and anchored asymmetrically relative to the advancing direction of waves, the asymmetric shape or disposition sets the float or pontoon or member linking the interconnected floats or pontoons in a gyrating motion in response to the buoyancy of a succession of waves advancing in said direction, and the wave power plant including elements for converting the gyrating motion into a rotational motion for power take-off wherein the at least one float or pontoon or the at least one member interconnecting a plurality of floats or pontoons has secured thereto a substantially vertical axle, free to move such that the vertical axle follows a tilting action of the power plant to perform said gyrating motion, said vertical axle has a trajectory which is in the form of a cone whose cross section can be other than a circular form, and a heavyweight rotator is mounted with bearings for rotation around said gyrating axle; and an anchoring system configured to maintain said at least one float or pontoon or plurality of floats or pontoons asymmetrically relative to the advancing direction of waves.