Plant for the exploitation of renewable energy sources in open sea
AssigneeElsix New Energies Srl
InventorEnrico Maria Pederini
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Abstract
A plant for the exploitation of renewable energy sources in open sea. The plant includes: a vertical main pillar including a part over sea level and an immersed part; at least one electric generator that produces electric power exploiting renewable energy sources; a battery storage for storing electric power; and an electrical connector that makes available the electric power to an external user. Furthermore, in the plant, the battery storage is inside the main pillar, develops in the immersed part, and comprises a movable structure configured for allowing the movement of batteries along the main pillar.
Claims16
A plant for the exploitation of renewable energy sources in open sea, comprising:
- a main pillar which develops in a substantially vertical direction and which comprises a part over sea level and an immersed part,
- at least one electric generator configured for producing electric power through exploitation of one or more renewable energy sources,
- a storage containing batteries configured for storing electric power produced by the electric generator, wherein the battery storage is housed inside the main pillar and develops at least partially in the immersed part, and
- an electrical connector configured for making available to a user outside the plant the electric power stored in the batteries,
- wherein the battery storage comprises a movable structure configured for allowing the movement of batteries along the main pillar, and
- wherein the battery storage comprises a carousel comprising a plurality of housings connected to one or more chains closed to form a loop.
A plant for the exploitation of renewable energy sources in open sea, comprising:
- a main pillar which develops in a substantially vertical direction and which comprises a part over sea level and an immersed part,
- at least one electric generator configured for producing electric power through exploitation of one or more renewable energy sources,
- a storage containing batteries configured for storing electric power produced by the electric generator, wherein the battery storage is housed inside the main pillar and develops at least partially in the immersed part, and
- an electrical connector configured for making available to a user outside the plant the electric power stored in the batteries,
- wherein the battery storage comprises a movable structure configured for allowing the movement of batteries along the main pillar,
- wherein the immersed part of the main pillar extends down so as to penetrate the seabed,
- wherein the part over sea level of the main pillar comprises a door configured for allowing entrance of an operator inside the main pillar, and
- wherein the battery storage comprises a carousel comprising a plurality of housings connected to one or more chains closed to form a loop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.