Prime-mover dynamo plants – Fluid-current motors
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-06
2011-10-04
Ponomarenko, Nicholas (Department: 2839)
Prime-mover dynamo plants
Fluid-current motors
C290S043000, C060S410000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08030793
ABSTRACT:
A power generating system10includes a drive arrangement12and a compressor18arranged to be driven by the drive arrangement12to compress gas, in particular air. The system10also includes an underwater storage arrangement20for storing compressed gas provided by the compressor18and an expander22for expanding compressed gas from the underwater storage arrangement20and/or the compressor18to thereby drive a generator16to generate electrical power.
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Oliff & Berridg,e PLC
Ponomarenko Nicholas
The University of Nottingham
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