GB2520781B - Improvements to hydro-turbines - Google Patents

Improvements to hydro-turbines

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GB2520781B
GB2520781B GB1405750.9A GB201405750A GB2520781B GB 2520781 B GB2520781 B GB 2520781B GB 201405750 A GB201405750 A GB 201405750A GB 2520781 B GB2520781 B GB 2520781B
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turbines
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Saunders Alan
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03B—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
    • F03B13/00—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates
    • F03B13/12—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy
    • F03B13/26—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using tide energy
    • F03B13/264—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using tide energy using the horizontal flow of water resulting from tide movement
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03B—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
    • F03B17/00—Other machines or engines
    • F03B17/06—Other machines or engines using liquid flow with predominantly kinetic energy conversion, e.g. of swinging-flap type, "run-of-river", "ultra-low head"
    • F03B17/062—Other machines or engines using liquid flow with predominantly kinetic energy conversion, e.g. of swinging-flap type, "run-of-river", "ultra-low head" with rotation axis substantially at right angle to flow direction
    • F03B17/063—Other machines or engines using liquid flow with predominantly kinetic energy conversion, e.g. of swinging-flap type, "run-of-river", "ultra-low head" with rotation axis substantially at right angle to flow direction the flow engaging parts having no movement relative to the rotor during its rotation
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2240/00—Components
    • F05B2240/20—Rotors
    • F05B2240/30—Characteristics of rotor blades, i.e. of any element transforming dynamic fluid energy to or from rotational energy and being attached to a rotor
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/30—Energy from the sea, e.g. using wave energy or salinity gradient
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Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2001092720A1 (en) * 2000-06-02 2001-12-06 Hammerfest Ström As System for the exploitation of tidal- and river current energy
WO2005075819A1 (en) * 2004-02-04 2005-08-18 Institut National Polytechnique De Grenoble Hydraulic turbomachine
GB2450668A (en) * 2006-05-02 2008-12-31 David Mcsherry Turbine for extracting energy from a flowing fluid
US20110115231A1 (en) * 2009-11-12 2011-05-19 Nostrum Energy Pte. Ltd. Hydrokinetic energy conversion system
US8007235B1 (en) * 2010-04-28 2011-08-30 Victor Lyatkher Orthogonal power unit
GB2487448A (en) * 2011-05-13 2012-07-25 Alan Saunders Hydro-kinetic Water Turbine Duct
KR20120111353A (en) * 2011-03-31 2012-10-10 한국해양대학교 산학협력단 Tidal stream power turbine having winglet for vertical axis
US20130147199A1 (en) * 2011-12-09 2013-06-13 Thomas Zambrano Submerged power-generation system
US8841790B1 (en) * 2009-04-15 2014-09-23 Blue Energy Canada Inc. Hydrodynamic array

Patent Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2001092720A1 (en) * 2000-06-02 2001-12-06 Hammerfest Ström As System for the exploitation of tidal- and river current energy
WO2005075819A1 (en) * 2004-02-04 2005-08-18 Institut National Polytechnique De Grenoble Hydraulic turbomachine
GB2450668A (en) * 2006-05-02 2008-12-31 David Mcsherry Turbine for extracting energy from a flowing fluid
US8841790B1 (en) * 2009-04-15 2014-09-23 Blue Energy Canada Inc. Hydrodynamic array
US20110115231A1 (en) * 2009-11-12 2011-05-19 Nostrum Energy Pte. Ltd. Hydrokinetic energy conversion system
US8007235B1 (en) * 2010-04-28 2011-08-30 Victor Lyatkher Orthogonal power unit
KR20120111353A (en) * 2011-03-31 2012-10-10 한국해양대학교 산학협력단 Tidal stream power turbine having winglet for vertical axis
GB2487448A (en) * 2011-05-13 2012-07-25 Alan Saunders Hydro-kinetic Water Turbine Duct
US20130147199A1 (en) * 2011-12-09 2013-06-13 Thomas Zambrano Submerged power-generation system

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