Floating hydroelectric powerplant
AssigneeHydroelectric Corporation
InventorEiric Skaaren
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Abstract
A system that produces electricity offshore through a floating installation, including minimum of; one power production water turbine, one startup generator, a loop system, one air compressor, one high voltage subsea cable, and one control center; whereas the startup generator produces power for about 5-10 minutes before the loop system kicks in, an onshore control center makes it possible for the plant to be operated unmanned, where the surplus electricity generated through the water turbines are transported to the onshore electricity grid or another offshore structure, through a high voltage subsea cable.
Claims9
An offshore electricity producing system, comprising;
- a power generator apparatus, where the power generator apparatus having;
- a floating platform, housing one or more power generation turbines;
- one or more startup generators;
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- one or more air compressor sets;
- one or more pillars, each of the one or more pillars having;
- one or more water channels extending into the pillar;
- a turbine inlet pipe housed within an interior of the pillar;
- an air pipe system connected to the one or more compressor sets and having an output jet positioned around the one or more water channels extending into the pillar;
- a water output pipe connected to each of the one or more pillars and configured to push water to one or more turbines;
- an offshore control system connected to the power generator apparatus and configured to receive user commands;
- wherein air is injected into each of the one or more pillars to lower density of water within the pillar to push a water and air mixture upwards and through the water output pipe and to the one or more turbines to generate energy;
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- wherein generated energy is transported to an onshore electricity grid, or to an offshore structure in need of electricity power.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.