Patent ID: 7470086
Filing Date: 2008-12-30
Classification: F03B,F05B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A submersible marine platform assembly that is transportable along the surface of a body of water to a site intended for submarine operational positioning and, by means of variable buoyancy and variable mechanical engagement of mooring equipment, descends to and ascends from an operational depth and orientation at which at least one payload device installed upon said platform is presented to and motivated by a sub-surface aquatic current, the overall system being further comprised of: (a) a platform structure, being substantially open in form in its main plane; (b) an arrangement of displacing volumes mounted to or formed by peripheral members of said platform structure, a plurality of said volumes being equipped for variability in displacement; (c) a ballast system and fluid-ejection means related thereto, for the control of displacement of said variable-displacement volumes; (d) a positive mechanical means of control of platform depth and angular orientation from the horizontal plane which includes: (e) at least one on-board electronic system associated with equipment mounted to or incorporated within said submersible platform assembly, such system incorporating circuitry and components for the control and monitoring of: (f) at least one payload device, temporarily or permanently secured, as is to be delivered to said operational submarine position, depth and orientation by means of the platform assembly, said device being designed for the conversion of the kinetic energy of sub-surface aquatic current to electrical energy as an intermediate or final product.