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WO2014020346A3 - A sub-aquatic structure - Google Patents

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WO2014020346A3
WO2014020346A3 PCT/GB2013/052058 GB2013052058W WO2014020346A3 WO 2014020346 A3 WO2014020346 A3 WO 2014020346A3 GB 2013052058 W GB2013052058 W GB 2013052058W WO 2014020346 A3 WO2014020346 A3 WO 2014020346A3
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sub
aquatic structure
components
mating axis
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PCT/GB2013/052058
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WO2014020346A2 (en
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Paul Vigars
Matthew Hawthorne
James Sheppard
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Tidal Generation Ltd
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Tidal Generation Ltd
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Publication of WO2014020346A3 publication Critical patent/WO2014020346A3/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
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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
    • F03B13/10—Submerged units incorporating electric generators or motors
    • 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"
    • F03B17/061—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 in flow direction
    • 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
    • F05B2240/90—Mounting on supporting structures or systems
    • F05B2240/97—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a submerged structure
    • 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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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Oceanography (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)
  • Artificial Fish Reefs (AREA)
  • Snaps, Bayonet Connections, Set Pins, And Snap Rings (AREA)

Abstract

This invention relates to asub-aquatic structure comprising: a first component;a second component, wherein the first component and second component are mateably engaged along a mating axis when in use; and, an alignment mechanism which is arranged to relatively rotate the first and second components when the first and second components mateably engage one another along a mating axis.
PCT/GB2013/052058 2012-08-01 2013-07-31 A sub-aquatic structure Ceased WO2014020346A2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB1213659.4 2012-08-01
GB1213659.4A GB2504516A (en) 2012-08-01 2012-08-01 A sub aquatic coupling for electrical connection hub

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WO2014020346A2 WO2014020346A2 (en) 2014-02-06
WO2014020346A3 true WO2014020346A3 (en) 2014-03-27

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GB2532510B (en) * 2014-11-24 2016-10-19 Tidal Generation Ltd Water current power generation systems
GB2550148B (en) * 2016-05-10 2019-06-19 Tidal Generation Ltd Deploying submerged power connectors
GB2589117B (en) * 2019-11-21 2023-08-02 Nova Innovation Ltd A tidal turbine with a progressively couplable structural interface between a nacelle and a seabed support structure and a method related thereto
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GB2431628A (en) * 2005-10-31 2007-05-02 Tidal Generation Ltd A deployment and retrieval apparatus for submerged power generating devices
GB2437533A (en) * 2006-04-28 2007-10-31 Uws Ventures Ltd Turbine and support engagement
GB2448710A (en) * 2007-04-24 2008-10-29 Tidal Generation Ltd A mechanical connection system for submerged marine power generating devices
WO2011050403A1 (en) * 2009-10-27 2011-05-05 Atlantis Resources Corporation Pte Limited Underwater power generator

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GB2431628A (en) * 2005-10-31 2007-05-02 Tidal Generation Ltd A deployment and retrieval apparatus for submerged power generating devices
GB2437533A (en) * 2006-04-28 2007-10-31 Uws Ventures Ltd Turbine and support engagement
GB2448710A (en) * 2007-04-24 2008-10-29 Tidal Generation Ltd A mechanical connection system for submerged marine power generating devices
WO2011050403A1 (en) * 2009-10-27 2011-05-05 Atlantis Resources Corporation Pte Limited Underwater power generator

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