Patents Assigned to PURENCO AS
  • WAVE POWERED BUOYANCY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR FLOATING WAVE POWER PLANTS
    Publication number: 20130081388
    Abstract: A system for controlling the submersion of a floating section/body of a wave power plant includes a pump connected to a compressible fluid accumulator and a ballast chamber. The pump is arranged to pump compressible fluid from the ballast chamber to the accumulator. The system further includes an opening in a wall of the ballast chamber that enables the ballast chamber to let in seawater. Furthermore, the pump is powered by wave energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: PURENCO AS
    Inventors: Ingvald Straume, Arild Viste