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US 7,955,148 B2Granted
Hydroelectric turbine-based power-generating system for vessels and submarines
OwnerMartin Eugenio Corradiniinventor
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Abstract
Power-generating system based on successive hydroelectric turbines (∫1N) located parallel to the submerged section of the hull of vessels and/or submarines (generating line ∫1N), at the point or points of greatest channeling of the water flow produced naturally during navigation. Each turbine is preceded by a propeller (∫1N), whose function is to increase the speed of the water flow powering the turbine when the vessel and/or submarine is in motion, and to generate the power flow when the vessel and/or submarine is stationary (anchored or moored).
Claims14
A hydroelectric turbine-based power-generating system for vessels, comprising:
- at least one generating turbine arranged along a submerged section of a vessel and aligned to generate power responsive to a flow of water along the submerged section, and
- at least one propeller placed before each turbine, the propeller arranged to generate an auxiliary water flow for starting the at least one turbine when the vessel is anchored and powering the vessel in motion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.