GB2347976B - Water current turbine pitch control - Google Patents

Water current turbine pitch control

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Publication number
GB2347976B
GB2347976B GB0004144A GB0004144A GB2347976B GB 2347976 B GB2347976 B GB 2347976B GB 0004144 A GB0004144 A GB 0004144A GB 0004144 A GB0004144 A GB 0004144A GB 2347976 B GB2347976 B GB 2347976B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
pitch control
water current
current turbine
turbine pitch
water
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Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB0004144A
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GB0004144D0 (en
GB2347976A (en
Inventor
Peter Leonard Fraenkel
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
I T POWER Ltd
Marine Current Turbines Ltd
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I T POWER Ltd
Marine Current Turbines Ltd
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Publication of GB0004144D0 publication Critical patent/GB0004144D0/en
Publication of GB2347976A publication Critical patent/GB2347976A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2347976B publication Critical patent/GB2347976B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
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Classifications

    • 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
    • F03B17/00—Other machines or engines
    • F03B17/06—Other machines or engines using liquid flow with predominantly kinetic energy conversion, e.g. of swinging-flap type, "run-of-river", "ultra-low head"
    • F03B17/061—Other machines or engines using liquid flow with predominantly kinetic energy conversion, e.g. of swinging-flap type, "run-of-river", "ultra-low head" with rotation axis substantially in flow direction
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B17/00—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor
    • E02B2017/0091—Offshore structures for wind turbines
    • 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
    • F05B2210/00—Working fluid
    • F05B2210/16—Air or water being indistinctly used as working fluid, i.e. the machine can work equally with air or water without any modification
    • 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
    • F05B2210/00—Working fluid
    • F05B2210/18—Air and water being simultaneously used as working fluid
    • 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)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)
GB0004144A 1999-02-24 2000-02-23 Water current turbine pitch control Expired - Fee Related GB2347976B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9904107.1A GB9904107D0 (en) 1999-02-24 1999-02-24 Water current turbine with pitch control

Publications (3)

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GB0004144D0 GB0004144D0 (en) 2000-04-12
GB2347976A GB2347976A (en) 2000-09-20
GB2347976B true GB2347976B (en) 2003-07-16

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GB0004144A Expired - Fee Related GB2347976B (en) 1999-02-24 2000-02-23 Water current turbine pitch control

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US4447740A (en) * 1979-11-08 1984-05-08 Heck Louis J Wave responsive generator
GB2300886A (en) * 1995-02-07 1996-11-20 Conair Limited Reversible flow turbine
GB2311566A (en) * 1996-03-29 1997-10-01 I T Power Limited Column mounted water current turbine

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7795750B2 (en) 2007-03-16 2010-09-14 Voith Patent Gmbh Underwater power station and method for operating an underwater power station
DE102014204593A1 (en) 2014-03-12 2015-04-23 Voith Patent Gmbh Horizontal rotor turbine

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GB2347976A (en) 2000-09-20
GB9904107D0 (en) 1999-04-14

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Effective date: 20160223