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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2009
Applicants:
James Ives, Dublin, IE;
Paul Dunne, Dublin, IE;
Inventors:
James Ives, Dublin, IE;
Paul Dunne, Dublin, IE;
Assignee:
OpenHydro Group Limited, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02B 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of installing a hydroelectric turbine onto the seabed or the like while ensuring that a pre-laid electrical cable connected to the turbine prior to lowering to the seabed is not damaged during installation of the turbine, the method involving lowering the turbine towards the seabed while simultaneously displacing the turbine in order to maintain tension in the electrical cable.