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AssigneeTheophilo Ottoni – Estudos, Projetos E Tecnologia Em Recursos HíDricos Ltda.
InventorsArthur OTTONI, BENEDICTO, Theophilo OTTONI FILHO, BENEDICTO
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The present invention relates to the hydrokinetic chamber (22) comprising the propeller/vanes of the hydrokinetic turbine (23), the water collector (21) of the hydrokinetic chamber, a leak channel (26) of the hydrokinetic chamber, a flow control gate (28) for controlling the flow into the hydrokinetic chamber, and stop-logs (27) for the maintenance of the hydrokinetic chamber, the hydrokinetic chamber being associated with a chamber (24) for generating hydrokinetic energy, which houses a turbine-generator (23) and motor pumps, the chambers (22) and (24) being mounted in an energy-generating module for generating hybrid energy. The invention also relates to a method for generating energy and to a floating Hydroelectric Power Plant using the components of the present invention.
Hydrokinetic chamber (22), characterized in that it comprises a circular cross section, with a diameter compatible with that of the propeller/vanes of the hydrokinetic turbine (23), with the hydrokinetic chamber (22) located in and altimetrically on the bottom of an Energy-Generating Module (EGM), close to the bottom wall of the EGM (3), occupying the entire longitudinal length of the EGM, and planimetrically located in the space between 1 (one) pair of pressure/head hydropower generation components—powerhouse (17) and the bulb turbine (20), with the chamber (22) comprised of:
Hydrokinetic energy generation chamber (24), characterized in that it is located planimetrically about halfway along the longitudinal length of an Energy-Generating Module (EGM) and upstream from the cross-walls of the powerhouse (18) of the pressure power generation facility, and altimetrically immediately above the hydrokinetic chamber (22), on the bottom of the EGM, with the dimensions of the hydrokinetic energy generation chamber (24) being compatible with housing the turbine-generator (23) and the motor pumps, and with the equipment and space needed to perform repairs and maintenance thereon.
Energy-Generating Module (EGM), characterized in that the EGM module generates hybrid hydroelectricity, comprising energy generation through pressure in (18) and (20), and hydroelectricity generation through flow speed in (24) and (23), simultaneously.
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