SUPPORT FOR WATER TURBINE

摘要

An underwater turbine mounting includes a rigid tether having one end attached thereto at a pivot, and the other end adapted for connection to an underwater anchorage. The rigid tether is pivotable between a deployment condition and an anchorage condition. The mounting is pivotable between a deployment condition and an operating condition solely by adjusting the buoyancy thereof. The mounting is pivotable between an operating condition and a maintenance condition solely by adjusting the buoyancy thereof.

主权项

1. An underwater turbine mounting comprising:
a buoyant elongate frame adapted to mount one or more stream flow turbines thereon, a rigid arm having a pivotal connection at one end to said frame, the other end of said arm being adapted for connection to an underwater anchorage, means to vary the buoyancy of said frame whereby said frame is pivotable in use about said connection between a substantially horizontal maintenance position and a substantially upright operating position, and an abutment between said frame and said arm to confine permissible relative pivoting thereof, said abutment being engageable at the operating position.