Patent ID: 9730433
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A01K,H01L,H02S,Y02E

Claim:
1. An aquatic power-generating apparatus comprising: an energy-gathering unit; a photovoltaic complex in operative association with the energy-gathering unit for converting light to electricity; a conductive infrastructure layer integrated with the photovoltaic complex for conducting the electricity from the photovoltaic complex; a buoyant base layer underneath of the energy gathering unit for keeping the energy-gathering unit afloat on water; a stalk including one or more conductive cores for conducting energy from the energy-gathering unit; a base unit coupled to the energy-gathering unit by way of the one or more energy conductive cores of the stalk, the base unit adapted for combining the energy from the energy-gathering unit with energy from other energy-gathering units, the base unit including an output conduit carrying the combined energy from the base unit; and a light-chasing control assembly including one or more actuator assemblies and one or more light meters wherein each actuator assembly includes a motor and propulsion drive and wherein the light-chasing control assembly is configured to, in response to data on instantaneous luminance levels provided by the one or more light meters, activate the motor of one or more actuator assemblies to drive the propulsion drive and move the energy-gathering unit across the water from a first location to a second separate and distinct location.