Patent ID: 9739254
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: F03B,F05B,Y02E,Y02P

Claim:
1. An underwater structure comprising: a power generation unit including a main body, a mounting portion which extends from the main body and which defines a mounting axis, a power generation unit connection carrier, and a connector mounted on the power generation unit connection carrier, the power generation unit connection carrier being rotatable relative to the mounting portion; and a support structure adapted for engagement with a bed of a body of water, and including a support housing, a support connection carrier attached to the support housing, and a support connector mounted on the support connection carrier, the support connector being adapted for releasable engagement with the connector of the power generation unit, wherein the mounting portion defines a continuous mounting surface which extends completely around the mounting portion, and wherein the support housing defines a continuous support surface which extends completely around the support housing, the mounting surface and support surface being arranged to abut one another continuously when the power generation unit is mounted on the support structure, wherein the power generation unit includes a connection actuator operable to rotate the power generation unit connection carrier about the mounting axis and relative to the mounting portion, and wherein the continuous mounting surface of the mounting portion, the continuous support surface of the support housing, and the power generation unit connection carrier allow for mounting of the power generation unit on the support structure in any polar orientation, without discrete mounting locations, about the mounting axis.