WO2010119283A3 - Water-powered generating vessel - Google Patents

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WO2010119283A3
WO2010119283A3 PCT/GB2010/050616 GB2010050616W WO2010119283A3 WO 2010119283 A3 WO2010119283 A3 WO 2010119283A3 GB 2010050616 W GB2010050616 W GB 2010050616W WO 2010119283 A3 WO2010119283 A3 WO 2010119283A3
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water
waterwheel
vessel
inlet
control means
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Robert Kitchener
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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
    • F03B7/00—Water wheels
    • 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
    • F05B2240/10—Stators
    • F05B2240/14—Casings, housings, nacelles, gondels or the like, protecting or supporting assemblies there within
    • 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
    • F05B2240/10—Stators
    • F05B2240/14—Casings, housings, nacelles, gondels or the like, protecting or supporting assemblies there within
    • F05B2240/142—Casings, housings, nacelles, gondels or the like, protecting or supporting assemblies there within in the form of a standard ISO container
    • 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
    • F05B2240/93—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a structure floating on a liquid surface
    • 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

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  • 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)
  • Hydraulic Turbines (AREA)

Abstract

A water-powered generating vessel, the vessel being buoyant in water, comprising a body (1), a waterwheel (2) rotatable supported in the body, the body having an inlet passage (3) from an inlet (4) in the exterior of the body (1) to the waterwheel (2) and an outlet passage (5) from the waterwheel (2) to an outlet (6) in the exterior of the body (1), and control means (8, 9) for controlling ingress of water through the inlet passage. Typically, the waterwheel (2) will be coupled to a generator (13) such that rotation of the waterwheel (2) by the flow of water therethrough will generate electricity. The control means may comprise variable ballast tanks (8, 9) whereby the level at which the vessel floats in the surrounding water can be controlled so as to control whether the inlet (4) is above or below water, or a control means (150) in the inlet passage, which controls the flow of water through the vessel.
PCT/GB2010/050616 2009-04-16 2010-04-15 Water-powered generating vessel WO2010119283A2 (en)

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GBGB0906534.3A GB0906534D0 (en) 2009-04-16 2009-04-16 Water-powered electricity generating vessel
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US1350187A (en) * 1918-09-02 1920-08-17 John C Streibich Submersible water-power device
US4446378A (en) * 1981-07-02 1984-05-01 Jose Martinez Parra System for the generation of electrical energy by utilizing the kinetic energy of seawater
DE10302203A1 (en) * 2003-01-20 2004-08-05 Helmut Lehner Mobile flowing water power unit has flow channel through the belly of a ship to drive a water wheel
DE202006008201U1 (en) * 2006-05-23 2006-08-10 Kapuschinski, Hubert Unit for generation of electric current on large rivers comprises two joined pontoons carrying a paddle wheel driving two opposing generators
EP1731757A1 (en) * 2005-06-07 2006-12-13 Produtora De Energia Eléctrica Por Hidro-Reaccao Unipessoal Lda-PEEHR Catamaran with profiled floats supporting a low head water wheel , serving also as bridge
DE202006014721U1 (en) * 2006-09-25 2007-02-01 Mirwald, Gunthard Floating pontoon electricity generating station also incorporates top-mounted solar panels and wind turbines
WO2007053824A2 (en) * 2005-10-31 2007-05-10 Harry Edward Dempster Generation of energy from subsurface water currents
EP1849999A2 (en) * 2006-04-25 2007-10-31 Steven Barry Kelvin Floating hydroelectric power generation plant
GB2443697A (en) * 2006-11-10 2008-05-14 Robert James Siddall Floating water wheel with buoyant blades
WO2008145018A1 (en) * 2007-05-29 2008-12-04 Kwong Keung Leung Apparatus and method for keeping water stream energy utilized

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1350187A (en) * 1918-09-02 1920-08-17 John C Streibich Submersible water-power device
US4446378A (en) * 1981-07-02 1984-05-01 Jose Martinez Parra System for the generation of electrical energy by utilizing the kinetic energy of seawater
DE10302203A1 (en) * 2003-01-20 2004-08-05 Helmut Lehner Mobile flowing water power unit has flow channel through the belly of a ship to drive a water wheel
EP1731757A1 (en) * 2005-06-07 2006-12-13 Produtora De Energia Eléctrica Por Hidro-Reaccao Unipessoal Lda-PEEHR Catamaran with profiled floats supporting a low head water wheel , serving also as bridge
WO2007053824A2 (en) * 2005-10-31 2007-05-10 Harry Edward Dempster Generation of energy from subsurface water currents
EP1849999A2 (en) * 2006-04-25 2007-10-31 Steven Barry Kelvin Floating hydroelectric power generation plant
DE202006008201U1 (en) * 2006-05-23 2006-08-10 Kapuschinski, Hubert Unit for generation of electric current on large rivers comprises two joined pontoons carrying a paddle wheel driving two opposing generators
DE202006014721U1 (en) * 2006-09-25 2007-02-01 Mirwald, Gunthard Floating pontoon electricity generating station also incorporates top-mounted solar panels and wind turbines
GB2443697A (en) * 2006-11-10 2008-05-14 Robert James Siddall Floating water wheel with buoyant blades
WO2008145018A1 (en) * 2007-05-29 2008-12-04 Kwong Keung Leung Apparatus and method for keeping water stream energy utilized
US20100207394A1 (en) * 2007-05-29 2010-08-19 Kwong-Keung Leung Device and method for utilizing water flow kinetic energy continuously

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