Patent ID: 7164212

Claim:
A wave-power plant comprising a plurality of wave power units positioned on a sea bed and being responsive to waves on the surface of a body of water for the production of electric power in response to wave action of the body of water comprising: a floating body floating on the surface of the water, said body moving in response to the wave action; and an electric linear generator having a stator arranged to be fixedly anchored in the sea bed and, a permanent magnet rotor moveably mounted with respect to the stator, said rotor being operative for motion in a selected direction therein; connection means for connecting the rotor to the floating body so that the rotor moves in the selected direction in response to the motion of the floating body, wherein the stator comprises a winding forming a plurality of poles distributed in the direction of movement of the rotor, the plant further comprising at least one inverter and at least one of a filter and a transformer arranged after the inverter, a rectifier connected between the winding and the inverter which is common to the plurality of wave-power units; and at least one electric switchgear station comprising a watertight container enclosing switchgear components, and which container is anchored to the seabed.