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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2008
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 ...
E02D 35/00 (2006.01); E02D 15/08 (2006.01); F03B 13/26 (2006.01); F03B 17/06 (2006.01); E02B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02D 15/08 (2013.01); F03B 13/264 (2013.01); F03B 17/061 (2013.01); E02B 2017/0091 (2013.01); F05B 2260/02 (2013.01); Y02E 10/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for installing a hydroelectric turbine at a deployment site on the seabed which involves lowering the turbine and associated base onto the seabed from a vessel using a number of lines, and once on the seabed using these lines to tether the vessel to the base/turbine while telemetry from the base/turbine is analyzed.