F - Mech Eng,Light,Heat,Weapons – 03 – B
Patent
F - Mech Eng,Light,Heat,Weapons
03
B
F03B 17/06 (2006.01) F03B 3/04 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2569004
A turbine system (10, 110) includes a support (12, 112) carrying a platform (21, 121) on an upper portion thereof, wherein the support (12, 112) is adapted to be partially submerged within a body of flowing water such that the platform (21, 121) is raised from the water. One or more elongate members (22, 122) are provided which support a turbine assembly (26, 126) at one end are pivotally coupled at an opposite end to the support (12, 112) such that each elongate member (22, 122) may be pivoted to move the associated turbine assembly (26, 126) between raised and lowered positions, out of and into the body of water. In a disclosed embodiment, the elongate member (22, 122) is adapted to be releasably secured relative to the platform (21, 121) when the turbine assembly (26, 126) is located in the raised position. In another aspect of the invention, a float member (140) is located within the support column (112) and connected to one of the elongate member (122) and turbine assembly (126) via a rigging system (144, 146). By varying the buoyancy of the float member (140), the float member is raised or lowerd to cause the elongate member (122) to
L'invention concerne un système à turbine (10, 110) qui comporte un support (12, 112) portant une plate-forme (21, 121) sur une de ses parties supérieures. Ledit support (12, 112) est destiné à être partiellement immergé dans un corps d'eau courante de sorte que la plate-forme (21, 121) est soulevée de l'eau. Un ou plusieurs éléments allongés (22, 122) supportent un ensemble turbine (26, 126) à une extrémité et sont couplés pivotants à une extrémité opposée au support (12, 112), ainsi, chaque élément allongé (22, 122) peut pivoter de manière déplacer l'ensemble turbine (26, 126) entre les positions soulevée et abaissée, hors et dans l'eau. Dans un mode de réalisation selon l'invention, l'élément allongé (22, 122) est destiné à être fixé amovible par rapport à la plate-forme (21, 121) lorsque l'ensemble turbine (26, 126) se trouve dans la position soulevée.
Nicholas Peter
Verel Andrew
Aquamarine Power Limited
Marks & Clerk
Renewable Technology Ventures Ltd
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