Patent ID: 8710688
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: B63B,F01D,F03B,F03D,F05B,H02J,H02K,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An electricity-generating platform having a buoyancy to at least partial submerge when placed in a stream of water, comprising: (A) a frame; (B) at least two fluid turbines coupled to the frame and configured rotate about an axis when placed in a stream of flowing water, wherein the buoyancy is such that the two turbines are at least partially submerged when the platform is placed in the stream of water, wherein (C) at least one electric generator coupled to at least one of the at least two fluid turbines and adapted to generate electricity in response to rotation of the at least one of the at least two fluid turbines; and wherein the at least two fluid turbines each has a generally prolate shape from at least a midpoint to a front.