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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2007
Applicant:
Paul Vigars, Fishponds, GB;
Inventor:
Paul Vigars, Fishponds, GB;
Assignee:
Tidal Generation Limited, Derby, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 13/00 (2006.01); F03B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A water current generating device is provided that consists of a main body and a horizontal axis rotor attached by a mechanical connection to a fixed support structure. Under the action of one or more hydrodynamic thrusters, the main body of the turbine is rotated about a desired axis of rotation to face the oncoming current flow. The mechanical connection incorporates an appropriate degree of freedom to allow this re-orientation to take place.