Underwater turbine apparatus and method
AssigneeDimitri Petrov Consultants Inc.
InventorDimitri Petrov
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Abstract
An underwater turbine apparatus includes a nacelle, containing a generator; a rotor connected to a first end of the nacelle and in communication with the generator to cooperate therewith to convert kinetic energy to electrical energy; a float connected to the nacelle; and a stabilizer connected to the nacelle; a tower connected to the nacelle by a joint; a base supporting the tower; an auger protruding from the underside of the base; and a motor for driving the auger, operable to drill the auger into engagement with an installation surface for the underwater turbine. A method for installing an underwater turbine apparatus includes rotating an auger, on the underwater turbine apparatus, to engage a seafloor.
Claims21
An underwater turbine apparatus, comprising:
- a nacelle assembly, including
- a nacelle, containing a generator;
- a rotor connected to a first end of the nacelle and in communication with the generator to cooperate therewith to convert kinetic energy to electrical energy;
- a float connected to the nacelle;
- and
- a stabilizer connected to the nacelle;
- a tower connected to the nacelle by a joint;
- a base with an upperside and an underside, the base supporting the tower in an operative position extending from the upperside;
- an auger having a long axis and being rotatable about the long axis, the auger protruding from the underside of the base;
- and
- a motor for driving the auger about the long axis, operable to drill the auger into engagement with an installation surface for the underwater turbine.
A method for installing an underwater turbine apparatus, comprising providing:
- a nacelle assembly, including:
- a nacelle, containing a generator;
- a rotor connected to a first end of the nacelle and in communication with the generator to cooperate therewith to convert kinetic energy to electrical energy;
- a float connected to the nacelle;
- and
- a stabilizer connected to the nacelle;
- a tower connected to the nacelle by a joint;
- a base with an upperside and an underside, the base supporting the tower in an operative position extending from the upperside;
- an auger having a long axis and being rotatable about the long axis, the auger protruding from the underside of the base;
- and
- a motor for driving the auger about the long axis, operable to drill the auger into engagement with an installation surface for the underwater turbine;
- and rotating the auger, on the underwater turbine apparatus, to engage a seafloor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.