公开(公告)号：US12281632B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-22

申请号：US18584073

申请日：2024-02-22

Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation

Inventor： Jun Chen ,  Haiyan H. Zhang ,  Charles Greg Jensen

IPC: F03B3/14 ,  B63B1/28 ,  B63B21/16 ,  B63B35/44

Abstract: A hydrokinetic turbine system for harvesting energy from riverine and tidal sources, including a first floating dock, a marine hydrokinetic turbine mounted on the first floating dock, and a second floating dock. The system further includes a winch assembly mounted on the second floating dock and operationally connected to the first floating dock and a linkage assembly operationally connected to the first floating dock and to the second floating dock. The linkage assembly may be actuated to pull the first floating dock into contact with the second floating dock. The linkage assembly may be actuated to distance the first floating dock from the second floating dock, and the winch assembly may be energized to orient the first floating dock into a position wherein the marine hydrokinetic turbine is above the first floating dock and wherein the winch assembly may be energized to orient the first floating dock into a position wherein the marine hydrokinetic turbine is below the first floating dock.

公开(公告)号：US20240209825A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18584073

申请日：2024-02-22

Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation

Inventor： Jun Chen ,  Haiyan H. Zhang ,  Charles Greg Jensen

IPC: F03B3/14 ,  B63B1/28 ,  B63B21/16 ,  B63B35/44

CPC classification number: F03B3/145 ,  B63B1/28 ,  B63B21/16 ,  B63B35/44 ,  B63B2035/4466 ,  F05B2220/32 ,  F05B2240/93 ,  F05B2240/95 ,  F05B2260/70

Abstract: A hydrokinetic turbine system for harvesting energy from riverine and tidal sources, including a first floating dock, a marine hydrokinetic turbine mounted on the first floating dock, and a second floating dock. The system further includes a winch assembly mounted on the second floating dock and operationally connected to the first floating dock and a linkage assembly operationally connected to the first floating dock and to the second floating dock. The linkage assembly may be actuated to pull the first floating dock into contact with the second floating dock. The linkage assembly may be actuated to distance the first floating dock from the second floating dock, and the winch assembly may be energized to orient the first floating dock into a position wherein the marine hydrokinetic turbine is above the first floating dock and wherein the winch assembly may be energized to orient the first floating dock into a position wherein the marine hydrokinetic turbine is below the first floating dock.