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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Paul Dunne, Dublin, IE;
James Ives, Dublin, IE;
Inventors:
Paul Dunne, Dublin, IE;
James Ives, Dublin, IE;
Assignee:
Openhydro IP Limited, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/02 (2006.01); F03B 11/00 (2006.01); E02D 15/08 (2006.01); F03B 13/26 (2006.01); F03B 17/06 (2006.01); G01M 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 11/008 (2013.01); E02D 15/08 (2013.01); F03B 13/264 (2013.01); F03B 17/061 (2013.01); G01M 10/00 (2013.01); F05B 2240/931 (2013.01); F05B 2260/83 (2013.01); Y02E 10/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of testing a hydroelectric turbine before the turbine is installed and secured on the seabed, in order to ensure that the turbine is operating as expected, the method involving securing the turbine to a vessel and displacing the vessel through water in order to effect rotation while monitoring one or more operating parameters of the turbine.