Mobile underwater power station for conversion of kinetic energy of flowing liquid, especially ocean flow, into electrical energy has energy conversion modules, at least consisting of generator with gearbox in housing

摘要

At least one energy conversion module (1), at least consisting of one generator that is accommodated together with a gearbox in watertight fashion in a housing. The power station has an essentially horizontal gearbox shaft protruding from the housing and an axial flow turbine wheel that transmits a torque to the gearbox shaft, is held by at least one buoyancy body whose buoyancy force at least compensates the weight of the underwater power station. Tension devices are held in fixed bearings, especially tension cables, in an essentially fixed position in the flow (25).