Apparatus and method for optimizing the power transfer...

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CA 2458513

A wave energy converter (WEC) including an electric generator (42) for capturing energy contained in ocean waves and converting it to electrical energy at the output of the electric generator (42) may be characterized as an effective capacitive or inductive element; systems embodying the invention include an inductive or capacitive element inserted in the circuit between the output of the electric generator (42) and a load (60) in order to achieve resonance with the effective capacitance "inductance" of the WEC and so as to increase the efficiency of the power transfer to the load (60); in certain embodiments the load (60) coupled to the system has a optimum value which is made a function of the frequency of the ocean waves and the effective capacitance or inductance; the effective capacitance "inductance" of the converter (40a) varies as a function of the frequency of the ocean waves; accordingly, systems embodying the invention may include a controller (54) for varying the load (60) and/or the inductive "capacitive" element coupled in the system resonate with the converter (54) for increasing the efficiency of the system.

Houlomotrice comprenant un générateur électrique destiné à capturer l'énergie contenue dans les vagues et à la convertir en énergie électrique à la sortie du générateur, l'houlomotrice pouvant être caractérisée par un élément capacitif (ou inductif) effectif. Les systèmes de réalisation de l'invention comprennent un élément inductif (ou capacitif) inséré dans le circuit entre la sortie du générateur électrique et une charge afin de produire une résonance à capacitance (inductance ) effective de l'houlomotrice et de façon à accroître le rendement du transfert de puissance de la charge. Dans certaines réalisations, la charge couplée au système a une valeur optimale qui est fonction de la fréquence des vagues et de la capacitance (inductance) effective. La capacitance (inductance ) effective de l'houlomotrice varie en fonction de la fréquence des vagues. Des système de réalisation de l'invention peuvent comprendre un contrôleur permettant de faire varier la charge et/ou l'élément capacitif (inductif) couplé dans le système de façon à résonner avec l'houlomotrice pour accroître le rendement du système.

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