Power plant
OwnerErik SVENSSONinventor
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Abstract
A power plant (10) comprising: a substantially tubular body configured to be arranged submerged when in operation, the body comprising: an inlet (13, 13); a substantially tubular portion (11) extending in a first direction, and a portion (12) connected to the substantially tubular portion (11) and having an outlet (14), which has a greater diameter than the inlet (13, 13′). The power plant further comprises a turbine (15) arranged in the substantially tubular portion (11) and configured to be connected to a generator (16), and the tubular portion (11) and the outlet (14) are configured to be positioned in a substantially vertical direction with respect to a water surface (25) when submerged.
Claims19
A power plant comprising:
- a substantially tubular body configured to be arranged submerged when in operation, the body comprising:
- an inlet;
- a substantially tubular portion extending in a first direction, and
- a portion connected to the substantially tubular portion and having an outlet, which has a greater diameter than the inlet,
- wherein:
- arrangements configured to anchor the power plant to sea bead when submerged;
- the inlet configured to receive water due to pressure changes along a horizontal line below the sea water-surface to generate flow in the tubular portion;
- a turbine arranged in the substantially tubular portion and configured to be connected to a generator, and
- the substantially tubular portion and the portion are configured to be positioned in a substantially vertical direction with respect to a water surface when submerged, and in communication with the substantially tubular portion further comprising a substantially tubular extension, comprising one or several inlets along its longitudinal axis in line with a mean water level, and extending in a second substantially perpendicular direction with respect to the substantially tubular portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.