Prime-mover dynamo plants – Electric control – Fluid-current motors
Patent
1984-05-11
1986-07-01
Roskoski, Bernard
Prime-mover dynamo plants
Electric control
Fluid-current motors
290 54, 415 7, 416 11, F03B 700
Patent
active
045982104
ABSTRACT:
A hull floating on a body of water is tethered by an anchored mooring cable so that it is disposed to trail from the anchor in a current. The hull supports a rotary load such as an electric generator, air compressor or water pump having a transversely extending rotary input shaft extending beyond the hull in both lateral directions. Balanced sets of vanes arranged in wheels mounted to respective ends of the shaft are disposed in a partially submerged condition to be turned by the water current, thus turning the shaft and the rotary load. A load output conduit is provided for transmitting the load output from the load. Where the current changes direction periodically, the load output conduit may follow the mooring cable and both be pivotally mounted to the anchor so that the hull may swing around as the current changes direction. A debris-deflecting fender is shown.
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Duncanson Jr. W. E.
Roskoski Bernard
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