The Design of A Buoy-Chain Type Offshore Wave Energy Converter

Abstract

This article introduces a buoy-chain type offshore wave energy converter, which includes a large floating buoy on the water, a small buoy suspended in the water, a transmission chain connection between the large buoy and the small buoy, and the installation box sinked in the bottom of the water. The installation box is equipped with a sprocket driven by a transmission chain, which drives a hydraulic pump, and a mechanical transmission system used to transmit torque between the sprocket and the hydraulic pump.