Methods and apparatus for generating electrical energy with a submerged tank
US7915750B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Generation of electrical energy from water is performed by submerging a tank having an inlet and an outlet in a body of water so that the water inlet is located under a water surface and covered by water, and water flows thereby into an interior of the tank, evacuating water from the tank through the outlet to maintain in the interior of the tank a space for flowing water through the inlet into the interior of the tank; and arranging a converting unit which converts energy of the water flowing into the interior of the tank into an electrical energy.
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