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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2007
Dean Corren, Burlington, VT (US);
John Gray, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Christopher Gray, Clarkston, GA (US);
Dean Corren, Burlington, VT (US);
John Gray, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Christopher Gray, Clarkston, GA (US);
Verdant Power, Inc., Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A KHP system turbine for the production of energy in an underwater environment including a yaw stop arrangement for use in flowing steams where the flow direction of water therein is changeable, including bi-directional and multi-directional current flows, so that a rotatably mounted turbine remains in an optimal position within such changing flow conditions. The KHP turbine includes a rotational portion and one or two passive yaw stop assemblies that will control turbine yaw and keep the turbine oriented to capture energy from changeable underwater current flows.