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US 4,261,171 AGranted
Functionally transformable dam with tidal power station
OwnerFrancisco J. G. Atencioinventor
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A functionally transformable tidal station associated with a dam having a plurality of fluid flow passageways being alternatively functionally transformable, either into a sluicing mode procedure or into a motorizing fluidic conveying procedure following either the emptying of the dam basin or the reversed filling of same. One or more rotatable and linearly displaceable hydromotive assemblies are provided, each in functional combination with one or a pair of diffusers mounted for rectilinear displacement at each side of the dam so as to act in a generation mode during an ebb tidal cycle and alternatively, during a flood tidal cycle. When acting as a sluiceway, both the hydromotive assembly and the diffusers are displaceable away from said fluid flow passageway so as to permit free passage of flowing waters therethrough.
In a fluid storing dam including a main structural body having means for directing a fluidic flow therethrough and auxiliary structural bodies having means for directing running structures therealong and therearound, the improvement comprising one or more hydromotive assemblies positioned against said main dam structural body, each said hydromotive assembly including a conduit having a peripheral wall defining a fluidic flow circulation path, a hydromotive power unit disposed in functional combination with said fluidic flow circulation path defined by said conduit, said assembly conduit having a first open end and a second open end for discharging fluidic flows entering said first open end, both said first and second open ends configured to be alternatively positioned against an open end of said dam fluidic flow directing means and means on said hydromotive assembly mounting same in functional combination upon said main and auxiliary structural bodies of said dam to allow rotatable displacement of said hydromotive assembly between alternate positions, and alternatively to allow rectilinear displacement of same between linearly spaced positions.
In a fluid storing dam including a main structural body having means for directing a fluidic flow therethrough and auxiliary structural bodies having means for directing running structures therealong and therearound the improvement comprising, one or more hydromotive assemblies positioned against said main dam structural body, each said hydromotive assembly including a conduit having a peripheral wall defining a fluidic flow circulation path, a hydromotive power unit designed to act either in an energy generation mode or, alternatively, in an energy accumulation pumping mode and being disposed in functional combination with said fluidic flow circulation path defined by said conduit, said power unit adapted to be actuated by motive fluidic flows within said conduit or to activate fluidic flows, alternatively, within it, said assembly conduit having a first open end and a second open end for discharging fluidic flows entering said first open end when performing in the energy generation mode, both said first and second open ends configured to be alternatively positioned against an open end of said dam fluidic flow directing means, and means on said hydromotive assembly mounting same in functional combination upon said main and auxiliary structural bodies of said dam to allow rotatable displacement of said hydromotive assembly between alternate positions, and to alternatively, allow rectilinear displacement of same between linearly spaced positions.
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