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US 7,029,576 B2Granted
Wind energy installation comprising a seawater or brackish water desalination plant
AssigneeAerodyn Engineering GmbH
InventorSonke Siegfriedsen
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Abstract
A wind energy installation having a tower, a gondola supported by the tower, a rotor mounted in the gondola, and at least one pressure pump that is mechanically driven by the rotor and that feeds a raw water-treating reverse osmosis plant, the components of the reverse osmosis plant being arranged within the tower.
Claims15
A wind energy plant for the desalination of salt or brackish water for producing drinking water, the wind energy plant comprising:
- a) an elongated tower structure having a top and bottom portion;
- b) a gondola carried by the tower top portion;
- c) a rotor mounted in the gondola, the rotor including a set of blades and a hub on which the blades are mounted;
- d) a reverse osmosis plant located within the tower structure;
- e) at least one pressure pump feeding the reverse osmosis plant mechanically driven by the rotor;
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- (f) a pressure reservoir located between the at least one pressure pump and the reserve osmosis plant, wherein the pressure reservoir is located within the gondola.
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A wind energy plant for the desalination of salt or brackish water for producing drinking water, the wind energy plant comprising:
- a) an elongated tower structure having a top and bottom portion and a rotating frame portion positioned between the tower top and bottom portion;
- b) a gondola carried by the tower top portion;
- c) a rotor mounted in the gondola, the rotor including a set of blades and a hub on which the blades are mounted;
- d) a gear mounted in the gondola and operated by the rotor hub;
- e) a reverse osmosis plant located within the tower structure rotating frame portion;
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- f) at least one pressure pump located within the gondola feeding the reverse osmosis plant mechanically driven by the gear.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.