PROCESS OF USING A HYDROELECTRIC GENERATOR IN A WATER COURSE TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY
First Claim
1. A process for converting the kinetic energy of flowing water of a water course into electric energy, which comprises the steps of:
- providing a hydroelectric generator provided with a rotor for the conversion of kinetic energy of the flowing water into electric energy, the rotor being moved by an adjusting means to adjust the position of the rotor with respect to a fixed platform to which said adjusting means is constrained;
stably installing the fixed platform to ground by the course of water;
adjusting, in a controlled manner, the position of the rotor of the hydroelectric generator relative to a main flow direction of the flowing water to orient a longitudinal axis of the rotor perpendicular to the main flow direction of the flowing water; and
semi-submerging the rotor in the flowing water to convert the kinetic energy of the flowing water into electric energy.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a process of using a hydroelectric generator adapted to be installed in a water course, having a semi-submerged rotor, including a fixed platform, a rotor means for the conversion of kinetic energy of a fluid in electric energy, having adjusting means to adjust the position of the rotor means. The adjusting means to adjust the position of the rotor means is constrained to the fixed platform and moves, in a controlled way, the rotor means with respect to the fixed platform with at least one degree of freedom, to change at least the orientation of the axis (A) of the rotor with respect to the main flow direction (D) of the water.
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6 Claims
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1. A process for converting the kinetic energy of flowing water of a water course into electric energy, which comprises the steps of:
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providing a hydroelectric generator provided with a rotor for the conversion of kinetic energy of the flowing water into electric energy, the rotor being moved by an adjusting means to adjust the position of the rotor with respect to a fixed platform to which said adjusting means is constrained; stably installing the fixed platform to ground by the course of water; adjusting, in a controlled manner, the position of the rotor of the hydroelectric generator relative to a main flow direction of the flowing water to orient a longitudinal axis of the rotor perpendicular to the main flow direction of the flowing water; and semi-submerging the rotor in the flowing water to convert the kinetic energy of the flowing water into electric energy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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