MARINE-BASED POWER PLANT Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: conversion of fluid medium energy to electrical energy under open sea conditions. SUBSTANCE: marine-based power plant has anchored craft, power generator disposed in its hull, and counterpoise. Power generator mounted in hall is made in the form of dc air-cooled turbine-generator set. Hull has cavity; water-immersed counterpoise is provided with vertical-blade rotor kinematically coupled with step-up gear and dc generator mounted in counterpoise space. Variable-volume corrugated air chambers are mounted on craft deck around through cavity with their components hinged to removable brackets fixed on counterpoise; delivery boxes of variable-volume corrugated chambers are coupled with air-cooled turbine- generator set which is electrically connected to vertical-blade rotor of power generator and to shipboard supply mains. EFFECT: simplified design and facilitated servicing of power plant. 2 cl, 1 dwg