Hydro Wind Turbine

SEARASER could compliment off shore wind turbines, possibly doubling the power generated without compromising performance of either the wind turbine or the SEARASER.

Two different forms of renewable energy can be used, wave and wind, all within the allotted area designated for the off shore wind turbines, this makes the allotted area far more efficient and very cost effective.

The method would be to build in to a lower section of the wind turbine column a hydro powered turbine generator.

Whilst this would not offer on demand energy, the advantage is such that the infrastructure required for the wind turbine makes the incorporated hydro turbine facility very practicable and makes the dual purpose hydro wind turbine very cost effective.

The hydro turbine and generator can be housed in the lower section of the wind turbine column supplied by a vertically baffled penstock pipe extending upwards for 50 metres or so within the column, the penstock pipe providing the head of water and acting as a regulator and accumulator supplying the hydro turbine. The weight of water is located centrally within the column.

The penstock pipe to the hydro turbine would be supplied from SEARASER pumps situated around the column, pumping water up through pipes inside the column, these pipes would fill to overflowing the penstock to hydro turbine pipe.

Surplus water would travel down spill off overflow pipes to the lower part of the column exiting away from the wind turbine column to the sea. These overflow pipes would show at a glance the penstock has a sufficient head of water for the hydro turbine generator to operate at full power.

There would also be air vents to allow air to pass in and out of the penstock supply above the highest fill level.

The power from both sources of renewable energy can be delivered ashore via the same wind turbine sub sea power cable.

Whilst this system does not give on demand power, it utilises efficiently the unused space within a wind turbine column.

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July 10th 2009

 

Alvin Smith
Inventor of SEARASER
Dartmouth Wave Energy Limited

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