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US 2016/0237982 A1Published application
Water turbine drive system
AssigneeReal Newenergy, LLC
InventorsJoris BENNINGA, Matthew ROSS, Jayden HARMAN
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AssigneeReal Newenergy, LLC
InventorsJoris BENNINGA, Matthew ROSS, Jayden HARMAN
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A water turbine drive system is described for generating rotational power from a flowing water stream. The water turbine drive system comprises a rotating machine driven by a water turbine disposed remote from the machine, where the machine and turbine are connected together by a tether member adapted to be rotated by the turbine and transmit the rotation and thereby drive the machine. The tether member permits positional movement of the turbine relative to the machine such that the rotational axis of the turbine need not be co-aligned with the rotational axis of a driven rotating member of the machine.
A water turbine drive system comprising a rotating machine driven by a water turbine disposed remote from the machine for generating rotational power from a flowing water stream, wherein the machine and turbine are connected together by a tether member adapted to be rotated by the turbine and transmit the rotation and thereby drive the machine wherein the tether member permits positional movement of the turbine relative to the machine such that the rotational axis of the turbine need not be co-aligned with the rotational axis of a driven rotating member of the machine.
A water turbine drive system comprising a tether member operatively connecting a water-driven turbine with a rotating machine to enable the tether member to transmit torque generated by the turbine to the machine to cause rotation of a rotating member of the machine, wherein the tether member is configured to permit angular displacement of the turbine rotational axis relative to the rotating member rotational axis during use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.