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US 12,195,160 B2Granted
Device for generating power, comprising an air-towed vessel towing at least one water current turbine
AssigneeAirbus SAS
InventorsJean Sperandei, Clément Bourrat
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Abstract
A device for producing energy includes an air-towed vessel, and at least one water current turbine linked to the vessel by at least one electric cable. The water current turbine is linked to the vessel by at least one mechanical linking cable to be towed by the vessel. The water current turbine is spaced apart from the vessel, which makes it possible to increase the diameter of the turbine and to reduce the interactions between the turbine and the vessel. Moreover, it is then possible to provide a plurality of water current turbines towed by the same vessel.
Claims17
A device for producing energy comprising:
- an air-towed vessel,
- at least one water current turbine linked to the vessel by at least one electric cable, the at least one water current turbine being linked to the vessel by at least one mechanical linking cable to be towed by the vessel,
- at least one support, linked to the vessel by one of the at least one mechanical linking cable, to which at least two of the water current turbines of the at least one water current turbine are secured, and
- a system for managing at least one of movements or positions of at least one of the at least one water current turbine or the supports connecting at least two of the water current turbines.
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