Apparatus for producing electrical energy from water currents
AssigneeEolpower Investments S.R.L.
InventorsDomenico COIRO, Salvatore BRUNO, Giancarlo TROISE, Guido LAZZERINI
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Apparatus (10) for producing electrical energy comprising a device (11) for converting the kinetic energy of a water current into electrical energy and provided with a first float (12) on the sides of which there is positioned a plurality of casings (13) equipped with turbines (14) which are configured to rotate under the effect of the water current and each of which is connected to an electric generator (42) housed in a corresponding casing of said plurality of casings (13).
Claims11
Apparatus (10) for producing electrical energy, comprising a converter device (11) for converting kinetic energy of a water current into electrical energy, provided with a first float (12) on [the] sides of which there is positioned a plurality of casings (13) equipped with turbines (14), each turbine (14) being connected to an electric generator (42) housed in said casings (13), wherein said converter device (11) is connected by means of first connection elements (15) to an alignment device (16), connected on one side and by means of second connection elements (17) to a second float (18, 18′, 18″) and on the other side and by means of third connection elements (19) to anchoring means (20), said alignment device (16) being configured to allow said turbines (14) to automatically align with a direction (W) of the water current.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.