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US 10,330,072 B2Granted
Power generating systems
AssigneeTidal Generation Limited
InventorMatthew Hawthorne
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Abstract
Power generating equipment includes a support structure adapted to be disposed on the bed of a body of water having a surface above the bed; and a buoyant power generating apparatus having positive buoyancy releasably connectable to the support structure, the power generating apparatus being adapted to be released from the support structure and to make controlled free ascent to the surface of the water following such release.
Claims6
Power generating equipment comprising:
- a support structure adapted to be disposed on a bed of a body of water;
- a buoyant power generating apparatus having positive buoyancy releasably connectable to the support structure, the power generating apparatus being adapted to be released from the support structure and to make controlled free ascent to a surface of the body of water following such release;
- a winch releasably mounted on an upper surface of the power generating apparatus, the upper surface of the power generating apparatus being oriented towards a surface of the body of water;
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- a winch tether having a first portion that is releasably attachable to the support structure and a second portion that is releasably attachable to the first portion and that is coupled to the winch, the first portion extending through the power generating apparatus when the power generating apparatus is attached to the support structure,
- wherein the winch selectively pays out the first portion and the second portion of the winch tether.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.