Patent SG-11201907612U-A (SG)
Title: Turbine system and mooring systems
Inventor: HAYMAN JASON
IPC: F03D13/25
Filed: 2018-02-23
Abstract: 104 Fig. 1A 102a 102c (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 30 August 2018 (30.08.2018) WIPO I PCT omit °nolo HE loom!! oil °mono oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/154313 Al (51) International Patent Classification: E04H 12/18 (2006.01) F03D 13/10 (2016.01) FO3D 13/25 (2016.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/GB2018/050473 (22) International Filing Date: 23 February 2018 (23.02.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 1702968.7 23 February 2017 (23.02.2017) GB 1707523.5 10 May 2017 (10.05.2017) GB 1707524.3 10 May 2017 (10.05.2017) GB (71) Applicant: SUSTAINABLE MARINE ENERGY LIMITED [GB/GB]; La Belle Esperance, The Shore, Lei- th, Edinburgh EH6 6QW (GB). (72) Inventors: HAYMAN, Jason; c/o Sustainable Marine En- ergy Limited, La Belle Esperance, The Shore, Leith, Ed- inburgh Lothian EH6 6QW (GB). MARTIN, Richard; c/o Sustainable Marine Energy Limited, La Belle Esper- ance, The Shore, Leith, Edinburgh Lothian EH6 6QW (GB). BURDEN, Christopher; c/o Sustainable Marine Energy Limited, La Belle Esperance, The Shore, Leith, Edinburgh Lothian EH6 6QW (GB). (74) Agent: WARREN, Caroline; Mathys & Squire LLP, The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London Greater London SE1 9SG (GB). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (54) Title: TURBINE SYSTEM AND MOORING SYSTEMS (57) : A turbine system has an apparatus for raising a turbine relative to a support. The motion of the turbine as it is raised takes the form of an arc. The turbine support is a three-hulled variant in some cases. Also described is a turret mooring system for anchoring the turbine system in place at sea. The turret is attachable to the turbine assembly while the assembly is on land. The turbine assembly can then be towed to the anchoring site where the anchoring lines are attached to the turret. This simplifies the anchoring process, particularly in rough seas where attaching the turret to the assembly may be difficult or impossible. An alternate anchoring system comprising an upstream buoy anchored to an upstream anchoring point and a downstream buoy anchored to a downstream anchoring point is also described. This buoyant mooring system reduces the vertical component of the tension in the anchoring cables, and reduces the effect of pitching forces generated by the turbines. [Continued on next page] WO 2018/154313 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIREEM31100111110MOMMOVOIS AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h))