GB2471874B - Support for water turbine - Google Patents

Support for water turbine

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Publication number
GB2471874B
GB2471874B GB0912317.5A GB0912317A GB2471874B GB 2471874 B GB2471874 B GB 2471874B GB 0912317 A GB0912317 A GB 0912317A GB 2471874 B GB2471874 B GB 2471874B
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Prior art keywords
support
water turbine
turbine
water
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GB0912317.5A
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GB0912317D0 (en
GB2471874A (en
Inventor
Michael Torr Todman
John Richard Carew Armstrong
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TidalStream Ltd
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TidalStream Ltd
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    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Y02E10/30—Energy from the sea, e.g. using wave energy or salinity gradient

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Oceanography (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)
GB0912317.5A 2009-07-15 2009-07-15 Support for water turbine Expired - Fee Related GB2471874B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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Publications (3)

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GB0912317D0 GB0912317D0 (en) 2009-08-26
GB2471874A GB2471874A (en) 2011-01-19
GB2471874B true GB2471874B (en) 2011-12-21

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Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB201021858D0 (en) * 2010-12-23 2011-02-02 Todman Michael T Mounting for underwater turbine
GB201107560D0 (en) * 2011-05-06 2011-06-22 Todman Michael T Underwater location
GB201110597D0 (en) * 2011-06-22 2011-08-03 Armstrong John R C Improvements in tidal platform transitions
GB201208925D0 (en) * 2012-05-21 2012-07-04 Tidalstream Ltd Underwater turbine array
NL2016380B1 (en) * 2016-03-07 2017-09-19 Tocardo Int B V Device for transforming kinetic energy of water flowing in a horizontal direction into another kind of energy.

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2348249A (en) * 1999-03-01 2000-09-27 John Richard Carew Armstrong Submersible water flow turbine with buoyancy chamber
GB2434410A (en) * 2006-01-18 2007-07-25 Michael Torr Todman Underwater turbine mounting
GB2450624A (en) * 2007-06-30 2008-12-31 John Richard Carew Armstrong A support frame for water turbines adapted for movement with respect to an underwater mounting
JP2009114904A (en) * 2007-11-05 2009-05-28 Ouchi Ocean Consultant Inc Semi-submerged type ocean current power generating device

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2348249A (en) * 1999-03-01 2000-09-27 John Richard Carew Armstrong Submersible water flow turbine with buoyancy chamber
GB2434410A (en) * 2006-01-18 2007-07-25 Michael Torr Todman Underwater turbine mounting
GB2450624A (en) * 2007-06-30 2008-12-31 John Richard Carew Armstrong A support frame for water turbines adapted for movement with respect to an underwater mounting
JP2009114904A (en) * 2007-11-05 2009-05-28 Ouchi Ocean Consultant Inc Semi-submerged type ocean current power generating device

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GB2471874A (en) 2011-01-19

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Effective date: 20180715