Underwater power generator with dual blade sets
AssigneeAtlantis Resources Corporation Pte Limited
InventorsTim CORNELIUS, John KEIR, Drew BLAXLAND
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Abstract
A power generation apparatus for generating power from water flows is described. The power generation apparatus includes: a generator; a first blade set operatively mounted to the generator for rotation in a selected direction in response to flowing water from a selected direction; a second blade set operatively mounted to the generator for rotation and operatively connected to the first blade set, the second blade set being disposed coaxially with, and downstream of or in a wake zone of, the first blade set; wherein the generator is adapted to be driven by at least one of the blade sets, the generator being disposed generally coaxially between the first and second blade sets.
Claims12
A power generation apparatus for generating power from water flows, the power generation apparatus, comprising:
- a generator,
- a first blade set operatively mounted to the generator for rotation in a selected direction in response to flowing water from the selected direction;
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- a second blade set operatively mounted to the generator for rotation, the second blade set being disposed coaxially with, and at least one of downstream of or in a wake zone of, the first blade set, the second blade set being operatively coupled to the first blade set,
- the generator configured to be driven by at least one of the first blade set or the second blade set, the generator further being disposed substantially coaxially between the first blade set and the second blade set and wherein the first and second blade sets are operatively coupled together.
A power generation apparatus for generating power from water flows, the power generation apparatus, comprising:
- a generator,
- a first blade set operatively mounted to the generator for rotation in a selected direction in response to flowing water from a selected direction;
- a second blade set operatively mounted to the generator for rotation, the second blade set being disposed coaxially with, and at least one of downstream of or in a wake zone of, the first blade set, the second blade set being operatively coupled to the first blade set;
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- at least one of a clutch or braking arrangement configured to at least one of (1) selectively uncouple or (2) operatively disconnect the first blade set from the second blade set,
- the generator configured to be driven by at least one of the first blade set or the second blade set, the generator further being disposed substantially coaxially between the first blade set and the second blade set and wherein the first and second blade sets are operatively coupled together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.