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US 9,234,492 B2Granted
Hydroelectric turbine testing method
AssigneeOpenhydro IP Limited
InventorsPaul Dunne, James Ives
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Abstract
A method of testing a hydroelectric turbine before the turbine is installed and secured on the seabed, in order to ensure that the turbine is operating as expected, the method involving securing the turbine to a vessel and displacing the vessel through water in order to effect rotation while monitoring one or more operating parameters of the turbine.
Claims15
A method of testing a hydroelectric turbine comprising a stator and a rotor housed for rotation within the stator, the method comprising the steps of:
- securing the turbine to a transport vessel;
- transporting the turbine and vessel to open water;
- locating the turbine such that at least the rotor is submerged;
- and displacing the transport vessel and turbine through the water in order to effect rotation of the rotor.
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