Controlled floating solar module
AssigneeXfloat Ltd.
InventorsAvi ALCALAY, Ran ALCALAY
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Abstract
A buoyant module comprising a base configured for being buoyantly supported within a body of water, wherein said base defines a space which is in fluid communication with said body of water; a fluid-holding container sized and fitted for being received within said space and for moving in a vertical dimension relative to said base; and wherein a vertical position of said container relative to said base is determined, at least in part, by a fluid level in said container.
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A buoyant module comprising:
- at least one base configured for being buoyantly supported within a body of water;
- at least one fluid-holding container sized and fitted for being connected with said at least one base for movement in a vertical dimension relative to said at least one base;
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- wherein a vertical position of said at least one fluid-holding container relative to said base is determined, at least in part, by a fluid level in said at least one fluid-holding container.
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A system comprising:
- a plurality of buoyant modules comprising each:
- at least one base configured for being buoyantly supported within a body of water, and
- at least one fluid-holding container sized and fitted for being connected with said at least one base, adapted for movement in the vertical dimension relative to said at least one base, wherein a vertical position of said at least one fluid-holding container relative to said at least one base is based, at least in part, on a fluid level in said at least one fluid-holding container;
- a framework comprising frame members configured for rigidly interconnecting at least two of said basis at to least one module from the plurality of buoyant modules in a specified arrangement;
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- a control unit in fluid communication with each of said at least one fluid-holding containers, wherein the control unit is configured for selectively adjusting a fluid level within said at least one fluid-holding containers.
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