| 摘要 |
A support structure 100 for use in an aquatic environment, such as the sea or ocean, is suitable for supporting one or more fluid turbines 140 under the water surface. The structure is composed of an elongate framework (110, figure 6) for supporting one or more turbines, with two elongate buoyant members 120 rigidly fixed to the framework and where cross members (130, figure 5) rigidly couple the buoyant members together. The buoyant members may be held below the fluid surface, which may be achieved with the use of a pump. The framework may be fixed approximately centrally along the buoyant members, and in use the buoyant members may be aligned parallel to the direction of travel of the wave front, and if present, fluid turbines may be disposed on the support structure such that their rotation axis is perpendicular to the buoyant members. One or more turbines may be arranged between the buoyant members, and the turbine installation can extend beyond the sides of the buoyant members and cross members. The turbines may be disposed on two levels, or cascaded, or may be in two or three neighbouring rows. |
