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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2020
Horst Schmidt-böcking, Kelkheim, DE;
Gerhard Luther, Saarbrücken, DE;
Horst Schmidt-Böcking, Kelkheim, DE;
Gerhard Luther, Saarbrücken, DE;
Abstract
A method for constructing an underwater pumped-storage power plant in a dry but floodable ground depression is disclosed, wherein a plurality of pressure vessels are provided or built in the dry ground depression, wherein the plurality of pressure vessels are arranged side by side and/or one above the other in the dry ground depression, where they serve as a lower reservoir for the underwater pumped-storage power plant to be constructed, and wherein the pressure vessels are designed such that they each have at least one flow-through opening for admitting and/or discharging water and are pressure-resistant such that they can be pumped dry in a dimensionally stable manner against a hydrostatic water pressure acting on the pressure vessels from the outside when the dry ground depression is flooded with water.