Patent ID: 8212411

Claim:
An electric energy generating system for supplying electric energy to a land-based electric network, said electric generating system comprising: a plurality of generator aggregates located in a body of water, a plurality of switchgears located in said body of water, each switchgear of said plurality of switchgears being connected to at least two of said generator aggregates, a plurality of primary intermediate stations located in said body of water, each primary intermediate station of said plurality of primary intermediate stations being associated with at least two of said switchgears, each primary intermediate station comprising a watertight container housing at least two components selected from the group consisting of a rectifier, an inverter, equipment for system control and governing, a transformer, a relay-protection device, apparatus for a measuring system, and apparatus for a signaling system, first electrical connections between said at least two components of each primary intermediate station and said at least two switchgears to which said primary intermediate station is associated, a plurality of secondary intermediate stations, each secondary intermediate station of said plurality of secondary intermediate stations being connected to a plurality of said primary intermediate stations, each said secondary intermediate station comprising at least two components selected from the group consisting of a rectifier, an inverter, equipment for system control and governing, a transformer, a relay-protection device, apparatus for a measuring system, and apparatus for a signaling system, second electrical connections between said at least two components of each said secondary intermediate station and said at least two primary intermediate stations to which said secondary intermediate station is associated, a tertiary intermediate station, the tertiary intermediate station being connected to a plurality of said secondary intermediate stations, and switching means connectable between said tertiary intermediate station and locations in the electric network.