Global Patent Index - EP 2603641 A1

EP 2603641 A1 20130619 - SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR UNDERWATER POWER GENERATOR AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYMENT

Title (en)

SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR UNDERWATER POWER GENERATOR AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYMENT

Title (de)

STÜTZVORRICHTUNG FÜR EINEN UNTERWASSER-STROMGENERATOR UND EINSATZVERFAHREN DAFÜR

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE SUPPORT POUR GROUPE ÉLECTROGÈNE SOUS-MARIN ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉPLOIEMENT

Publication

EP 2603641 A1 20130619 (EN)

Application

EP 11815900 A 20110809

Priority

  • AU 2010903577 A 20100810
  • AU 2011001009 W 20110809

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2012019224A1] A support apparatus for support of an underwater power generator is described. The underwater power generator has a power generating portion and the support apparatus includes: a stand adapted for supporting the power generating portion, and comprises a stabiliser including one or more stabilising footing elements adapted to mount one or more monolithic ballast masses; wherein the one or more stabilising footing elements includes a locating region adapted to cooperate with a locating region of the monolithic ballast mass so that the support apparatus in use is weighted down in a selected position on a sea bed. Ballast masses are also described, as are methods for installing the support apparatus and methods for installing power generators on the support apparatus.

IPC 8 full level

E02B 9/08 (2006.01); E02D 27/52 (2006.01); F03B 13/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

E02B 9/08 (2013.01 - EP KR US); E02D 27/42 (2013.01 - KR); E02D 27/52 (2013.01 - EP KR US); E02D 27/525 (2013.01 - US); F03B 13/10 (2013.01 - KR); F03B 13/264 (2013.01 - EP US); F05B 2240/97 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02E 10/20 (2013.01 - US); Y02E 10/30 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2012019224 A1 20120216; AU 2011288967 A1 20120830; AU 2011288967 B2 20120920; CA 2807726 A1 20120216; CL 2013000385 A1 20130726; CN 103221616 A 20130724; EP 2603641 A1 20130619; EP 2603641 A4 20140723; JP 2013535600 A 20130912; KR 20130102048 A 20130916; US 2014033624 A1 20140206

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2011001009 W 20110809; AU 2011288967 A 20110809; CA 2807726 A 20110809; CL 2013000385 A 20130207; CN 201180039279 A 20110809; EP 11815900 A 20110809; JP 2013523434 A 20110809; KR 20137006105 A 20110809; US 201113816032 A 20110809