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OwnerHarald Johansen, Bjorn Bekkeninventors
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The invention concerns an apparatus for the production of energy from currents in bodies of water with a surface towards the atmosphere. The apparatus comprises an axial turbine (1) with blades with adjustable pitch. The turbine (1) is secured to a housing and the housing (2) is secured to a foundation (14) that furthermore is founded to the seabed (10) below the flowing body of water. The apparatus is completely submerged below the surface of the body of water, and the turbine blades can be twisted at least 180° to allow the turbine (1) to rotate the same direction regardless of the direction of flow of the body of water. Furthermore the invention describes a method for the installation of such appa-ratuses and a foundation for the installation.
An apparatus for the production of energy from currents in a body of water with a surface towards the atmosphere, flowing over a seabed (10), the apparatus comprising an axial turbine (1) with twistable blade where the turbine (1) is supported in a housing (2), where the housing (2) Is secured to a carrying structure (14) founded on the seabed (10) below the flowing body of water, characterized in that the apparatus is completely placed below the surface of the body of water;
A foundation for founding an apparatus to a seabed (10), where a carrying structure (14) comprises a foundation pillar (11) that is drifted down into the seabed (10), where a reinforcement tube (12) with a formwork (15) is placed around the foundation pillar (1) and is filled with concrete and where a carrying pillar (16) carrying a housing (2) is secured to the foundation pillar (1) for founding the housing (2) to the seabed (10).
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