A displacement system and method for a submersible electrical system
AssigneeOpenhydro IP Limited
InventorsPAUL DUNNE, THOMAS DOYLE
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Abstract
A displacement system for a submersible electrical system such as a tidal turbine system, the displacement system comprising a base for the turbine or related electrical components, a vessel having a buoyant body and at least three rigid legs each displaceable relative to the body between a raised and a lowered position, and in which the base is adapted to be secured to and displaceable by the three legs in order to allow the base to be deployed or retrieved from the seabed using the legs, which legs can also be utilised to raise the body of the vessel out of the water to provide a stable work platform above the deployment site.
Claims20
A displacement system for a submersible electrical system, the displacement system comprising a base;
- a vessel comprising a buoyant body and at least three rigid legs each displaceable relative to the body between a raised and a lowered position;
- wherein the base is adapted to be secured to and displaceable by the three legs.
A method of displacing a submersible electrical system in a body of water comprising the steps of:
- securing a base for the electrical system beneath at least three rigid legs of a deployment vessel;
- and
- displacing the legs relative to a buoyant body of the vessel in order to displace the base within the body of water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.