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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2020
Dimitri Petrov Consultants Inc., Montreal, CA;
Dimitri Petrov, Quebec, CA;
Dimitri Petrov Consultants Inc., Montreal, CA;
Abstract
An underwater turbine apparatus includes a nacelle, containing a generator; a rotor connected to a first end of the nacelle and in communication with the generator to cooperate therewith to convert kinetic energy to electrical energy; a float connected to the nacelle; and a stabilizer connected to the nacelle; a tower connected to the nacelle by a joint; a base supporting the tower; an auger protruding from the underside of the base; and a motor for driving the auger, operable to drill the auger into engagement with an installation surface for the underwater turbine. A method for installing an underwater turbine apparatus includes rotating an auger, on the underwater turbine apparatus, to engage a seafloor.