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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2010
Applicant:
Daniel P. Costin, Montpelier, VT (US);
Inventor:
Daniel P. Costin, Montpelier, VT (US);
Assignee:
Northern Power Systems, Inc., Barre, VT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 9/00 (2006.01); H02P 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for providing electrical power from a current turbine is provided. The system includes a floatation device and a mooring. A water turbine structure is provided having an upper and lower portion wherein the lower portion includes a water fillable chamber. A plurality of cables are used to couple the system where a first cable couples the water turbine to the mooring and a second cable couples the floatation device to the first cable. The system is arranged to allow the turbine structure to be deployed and retrieved for service, repair, maintenance and redeployment.