TIDAL CURRENT POWERED PUMPING ARRAY

摘要

In a Seawater Pumping Array Powered by Tidal Currents this invention consist s of a barge or barges which float on the surface of the water with any number of individual paddlewheels attached to offset crankshafts attached to piston pumps, set in the barge in a manner so as to take full advantage of tidal currents. The variability of th e offsets of the crankshafts and diameters of the piston pumps would enable it to be flexible to a large variety of elevations. A complete pumping system will consist of an array of any number of pumping barges, enclosed in a protective boom and delivering seawater through flexib le hoses and one-way valves into a manifold onshore, then through a one-way valve uphill to a reservoir. The barge itself may be modular so that different capacities may be assemble d easily.