Combined marine hydrokinetic energy harvesting from currents and waves

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11994096
APP PUB NO 20230358205A1
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18128293

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A VIVACE converter to harness energy from currents as well as from waves— that is, the present teachings provide a method and apparatus to collect energy from both currents and waves—using the same physical components. The present teachings are particularly useful in that either currents and/or waves may exist on their own nearly everywhere in the oceans and frequently coexist.

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VORTEX HYDRO POWER LLC2512 CARPENTER ROAD SUITE #201-B1 ANN ARBOR MI 48108

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Bernitsas, Michael M Northville, US 6 80
Liapis, Stergios I Bellaire, US 1 0

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