F - Mech Eng,Light,Heat,Weapons – 03 – B
Patent
F - Mech Eng,Light,Heat,Weapons
03
B
F03B 17/06 (2006.01) F03B 13/26 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2509885
A support system for a marine turbine installation including at least one turbine unit (3), the support system including a support column (1) or two or more support columns (1) which are arranged to be installed vertically, characterised by a turbine support assembly (2/14) including a horizontally arranged turbine support structure (4/15) adapted for displacement lengthways of the associated support column or columns, at least two turbine units (3) operationally carried by the support structure and means (41/44, 26/41, 52/55, 65/66) for enabling selective displacement of the support member (4, 15) lengthways of the associated column or columns, and in that the support structure includes an elongate member profiled in such manner that when the flow of water relative to the support assembly is bi-directional, the support structure member is so profiled so as to minimise water flow disturbance what ever the direction of the bi-directional water flow.
L'invention concerne un système de support pour une installation de turbine marine (3), ledit système comprenant une colonne de support (1) ou au moins deux colonnes de support (1), lesquelles sont disposées de façon à être installées verticalement. Ledit système de support est caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un ensemble support de turbine (2/14) comprenant une structure de support (4/15) de turbine verticale conçue pour déplacer, dans le sens de la longueur, la ou les colonnes de support associées. Ledit système comprend également au moins deux unités (3) de turbine supportées de manière fonctionnelle par la structure et les moyens (41/44, 26/41, 52/55, 65/66) de support, ce qui permet de déplacer de manière sélective un élément de support (4, 15), dans le sens de la longueur, de la ou des colonnes associées. Ledit système est également caractérisé en ce que la structure de support comprend un élément allongé, profilé de manière à ce que lorsque le flux d'eau est bidirectionnel par rapport à l'ensemble support, et l'élément de structure de support est profilé de façon à minimiser la perturbation du flux d'eau, quelque soit la direction du flux d'eau bidirectionnel
Marine Current Turbines Limited
Ridout & Maybee Llp
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