Patent ID: 8870540
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: F03B,F05B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A transverse flow water turbine comprising a rotor mounted to be rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis, the rotor comprising at least two planes perpendicular to the axis and at least three blades disposed between the at least two planes, each of the at least three blades supported at a first and second end by one of the at least two planes, and the at least three blades causing the rotor to rotate about the axis when the blades are located in flowing water, wherein the rotor comprises a plurality of members in the form of a structure triangulated in three dimensions, wherein at least one of said blades comprises one of said members, wherein said at least one blade is elongate and has a line that is substantially straight, wherein the line of said at least one blade is not parallel to said axis and is arranged such that the line of the blade and the axis do not lie in a common plane, wherein the plurality of members form a plurality of triangles, and wherein at least one of the plurality of triangles of the structure triangulated in three dimensions comprises one of the at least two planes and two of the at least three blades.