Patent ID: 8591168

Claim:
A subsurface wave power generation system comprising: a seabed mounting plate adapted for securing to a seabed; a wing having generally opposed first and second wing surfaces extending between a first wing end and a second wing end, the second wing end being pivotably mounted to the seabed mounting plate such that pivoting motion about a pivot axis generally parallel to the mounting plate is imparted to the wing by subsurface wave action acting on the first and second wing surfaces; a drive arm pivotably connected to the wing to convert the pivoting motion into reciprocal motion; and a wing directional plate rotatably mounted to the seabed mounting plate, the wing being pivotably connected to the seabed mounting plate via the rotating directional plate, such that the wing is rotatable about a rotation axis generally perpendicular to the seabed mounting plate, the rotating directional plate being supported along a perimeter thereof by the seabed mounting plate.