EP2603641A4 - SUBMARINE GENERATOR SUPPORT APPARATUS AND DEPLOYMENT METHOD - Google Patents

SUBMARINE GENERATOR SUPPORT APPARATUS AND DEPLOYMENT METHOD

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Publication number
EP2603641A4
EP2603641A4 EP11815900.3A EP11815900A EP2603641A4 EP 2603641 A4 EP2603641 A4 EP 2603641A4 EP 11815900 A EP11815900 A EP 11815900A EP 2603641 A4 EP2603641 A4 EP 2603641A4
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Prior art keywords
deployment
power generator
support apparatus
underwater power
underwater
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German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
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EP2603641A1 (en
Inventor
Drew Blaxland
David Collier
John Ward
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Atlantis Resources Corp Pte Ltd
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Atlantis Resources Corp Pte Ltd
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Priority claimed from AU2010903577A external-priority patent/AU2010903577A0/en
Application filed by Atlantis Resources Corp Pte Ltd filed Critical Atlantis Resources Corp Pte Ltd
Publication of EP2603641A1 publication Critical patent/EP2603641A1/en
Publication of EP2603641A4 publication Critical patent/EP2603641A4/en
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D27/00—Foundations as substructures
    • E02D27/32—Foundations for special purposes
    • E02D27/52—Submerged foundations, i.e. submerged in open water
    • E02D27/525—Submerged foundations, i.e. submerged in open water using elements penetrating the underwater ground
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D27/00—Foundations as substructures
    • E02D27/32—Foundations for special purposes
    • E02D27/52—Submerged foundations, i.e. submerged in open water
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B9/00—Water-power plants; Layout, construction or equipment, methods of, or apparatus for, making same
    • E02B9/08—Tide or wave power plants
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D27/00—Foundations as substructures
    • E02D27/32—Foundations for special purposes
    • E02D27/42—Foundations for poles, masts or chimneys
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03B—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
    • F03B13/00—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates
    • F03B13/10—Submerged units incorporating electric generators or motors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03B—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
    • F03B13/00—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates
    • F03B13/12—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy
    • F03B13/26—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using tide energy
    • F03B13/264—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using tide energy using the horizontal flow of water resulting from tide movement
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2240/00—Components
    • F05B2240/90—Mounting on supporting structures or systems
    • F05B2240/97—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a submerged structure
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/20—Hydro energy
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/30—Energy from the sea, e.g. using wave energy or salinity gradient

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Paleontology (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Oceanography (AREA)
  • Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)
  • Foundations (AREA)
EP11815900.3A 2010-08-10 2011-08-09 SUBMARINE GENERATOR SUPPORT APPARATUS AND DEPLOYMENT METHOD Withdrawn EP2603641A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU2010903577A AU2010903577A0 (en) 2010-08-10 Support Apparatus and Method for Deployment
PCT/AU2011/001009 WO2012019224A1 (en) 2010-08-10 2011-08-09 Support apparatus for underwater power generator and method for deployment

Publications (2)

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EP2603641A1 EP2603641A1 (en) 2013-06-19
EP2603641A4 true EP2603641A4 (en) 2014-07-23

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EP11815900.3A Withdrawn EP2603641A4 (en) 2010-08-10 2011-08-09 SUBMARINE GENERATOR SUPPORT APPARATUS AND DEPLOYMENT METHOD

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US (1) US20140033624A1 (ja)
EP (1) EP2603641A4 (ja)
JP (1) JP2013535600A (ja)
KR (1) KR20130102048A (ja)
CN (1) CN103221616A (ja)
AU (1) AU2011288967B2 (ja)
CA (1) CA2807726A1 (ja)
CL (1) CL2013000385A1 (ja)
WO (1) WO2012019224A1 (ja)

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JP2013535600A (ja) 2013-09-12
CN103221616A (zh) 2013-07-24
AU2011288967B2 (en) 2012-09-20
US20140033624A1 (en) 2014-02-06
CA2807726A1 (en) 2012-02-16
AU2011288967A1 (en) 2012-08-30
WO2012019224A1 (en) 2012-02-16
EP2603641A1 (en) 2013-06-19
CL2013000385A1 (es) 2013-07-26

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