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Oscilla Power (Seattle, Wash.)

Oscilla Power’s Triton wave energy converter is a two-body point absorber, consisting of a large surface ? oat connected by ? exible tethers to a submerged heave plate. As ocean waves excite the surface ? oat, it reacts against the heave plate, generating tension changes in the tethers. These tension changes are applied to a linear drivetrain, consisting of a hydrostatic load ampli? cation system and a variable reluctance generator that translates the low displacement, high force mechanical energy input into electrical energy in a simple, highly reliable manner that is unachievable in the ocean environment with conventional generators. Triton’s advantages over conventional point absorbers include greater energy production, lower capital costs and lower maintenance costs.

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