FLOATING CRAFT FOR GENERATING ELECTRIC ENERGY BY UTILIZING KINETIC ENERGY OF WATER Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: power engineering. SUBSTANCE: straight-through water conduit running longitudinally in the hull of the floating craft has an inlet converging-tube-type water intake. Blade wheels with curvilinear blades are mounted on shafts installed in succession across the conduit and linked kinematically with an electric generator. Disposed under the conduit are water intakes for the wheels. The inlet water intake has an upper inclined spreader formed by the hull of the floating craft. The water intakes are installed on every other working wheel. EFFECT: improved design. 4 dwg