Patent ID: 11927170
Assignee: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A hydrokinetic turbine system for harvesting energy from riverine and tidal sources, comprising;
a first floating dock;
a marine hydrokinetic turbine mounted on the first floating dock;
a second floating dock;
a winch assembly mounted on the second floating dock and operationally connected to the first floating dock;
a linkage assembly operationally connected to the first floating dock and to the second floating dock;
wherein the linkage assembly may be actuated to pull the first floating dock into contact with the second floating dock;
wherein the linkage assembly may be actuated to distance the first floating dock from the second floating dock;
wherein 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.