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Snapper

Snapper is a new magnet based wave conversion power system appropriate for deployment in near and off-shore environments.

The concept of the Snapper electrical generator arose during attempts to overcome a fundamental difficulty of wave power generation.

The device works like a typical linear generator in which a set of magnets mounted in a translator is moved up and down inside multiple coils of wire of an armature.  However, there is a crucial difference with Snapper: alongside the armature coils is a second set of magnets of alternating polarity.

The Snapper case study is available to download here:

For further information and to see how Snapper works please click here.

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