GB2587316B - Floating apparatus for extracting energy from fluid currents - Google Patents

Floating apparatus for extracting energy from fluid currents Download PDF

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GB2587316B
GB2587316B GB1906889.9A GB201906889A GB2587316B GB 2587316 B GB2587316 B GB 2587316B GB 201906889 A GB201906889 A GB 201906889A GB 2587316 B GB2587316 B GB 2587316B
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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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
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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
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    • B63B2035/4433—Floating structures carrying electric power plants
    • B63B2035/446—Floating structures carrying electric power plants for converting wind energy into electric energy
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    • B63B2035/4466—Floating structures carrying electric power plants for converting water energy into electric energy, e.g. from tidal flows, waves or currents
    • 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
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    • 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"
    • 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
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    • F03D13/25—Arrangements for mounting or supporting wind motors; Masts or towers for wind motors specially adapted for offshore installation
    • 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
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • 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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    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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GB239666A (en) * 1924-06-13 1925-09-14 George Arthur Fenemore Improvements in or relating to the manufacture of horse shoes
WO2005103484A2 (en) * 2004-04-22 2005-11-03 Renewable Technology Ventures Ltd Water current turbine with improved method of access
CN2873623Y (en) * 2005-12-05 2007-02-28 尤祖林 Automatic balance device for ship
WO2010006431A1 (en) * 2008-07-16 2010-01-21 New Energy Corporation Inc. Torque neutralizing turbine mooring system
US20170356416A1 (en) * 2016-06-10 2017-12-14 Zhanfei Fan Buoyant Housing Device Enabling Large-Scale Power Extraction From Fluid Current
US20180291864A1 (en) * 2017-04-05 2018-10-11 National Taiwan University Ocean current power generating device
EP3499024A1 (en) * 2017-12-13 2019-06-19 Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S Wake optimisation of a floating wind turbine

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GB239666A (en) * 1924-06-13 1925-09-14 George Arthur Fenemore Improvements in or relating to the manufacture of horse shoes
WO2005103484A2 (en) * 2004-04-22 2005-11-03 Renewable Technology Ventures Ltd Water current turbine with improved method of access
CN2873623Y (en) * 2005-12-05 2007-02-28 尤祖林 Automatic balance device for ship
WO2010006431A1 (en) * 2008-07-16 2010-01-21 New Energy Corporation Inc. Torque neutralizing turbine mooring system
US20170356416A1 (en) * 2016-06-10 2017-12-14 Zhanfei Fan Buoyant Housing Device Enabling Large-Scale Power Extraction From Fluid Current
US20180291864A1 (en) * 2017-04-05 2018-10-11 National Taiwan University Ocean current power generating device
EP3499024A1 (en) * 2017-12-13 2019-06-19 Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S Wake optimisation of a floating wind turbine

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