HYDRO-ELECTRIC PONTOON POWER PLANT Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC F03B13/00 F03B17/06 

FIELD: power industry.

SUBSTANCE: hydro-electric pontoon power plant includes anchored floating shell and vane wheels 6 linked to electric generators. Shell is made in the form of two parallel pontoons 7 attached rigidly to each other with wheels 6 mounted between them. Each pontoon 7 has parallelogram cross-section in longitudinal direction. Gap between pontoons 7 is limited in the front and rear ends by shields 10 and 2 connected rigidly to pontoons 7. At the top, pontoons 7 are rigidly connected by two cross-ties 9 and 3 I the form of stripes adjoining shields 10 and 2. Rectangular gap is formed between stripes 9 and 3 and pontoons 7. Equal angles 5 are positioned vertically in each corner of that rectangle, with their bottom ends connected rigidly to side surfaces of pontoons 7. Top ends protrude above pontoons 7. Cap 4 is mounted above wheels 6.

EFFECT: possible application of plant both in summer and in winter.

2 cl, 2 dwg