Floating drum turbine for electricity generation
OwnerShahriar Najafianinventor
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Abstract
A floating drum turbine is used for generating the electrical energy from the kinetic energy of a water stream (sea wave or river flow) that provides the mechanical energy needed to rotate an electrical generator for generating the electricity. The drum turbine is installed on a buoyant skid anchored to the seabed by some chains/ropes to keep it in a fixed position and direction along the water stream. The turbine is coupled to an electrical generator with a power transmission system, and generates the electricity that is transferred to the coast using a cable system floated on the water surface.
Claims7
A floating drum turbine, which is used for generating electricity from kinetic energy of a water stream that provides mechanical energy needed to rotate an electrical generator, comprising:
- a drum turbine configured to get the mechanical energy of the water stream that converts linear force of the water stream into a rotational torque,
- a buoyant skid floated on the water stream to support the drum turbine;
- two bearing housings mounted on the buoyant skid to support the drum turbine;
- the electrical generator rotated by the drum turbine to generate the electricity;
- a counterweight box configured to balance the buoyant skid;
- two base frames configured, one for mounting the electrical generator on the buoyant skid, and another one for mounting the counterweight box on the buoyant skid;
- a power transmission system configured to transfer generated torque by the drum turbine to the electrical generator;
- chains/ropes configured for anchoring the buoyant skid to seabed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.