Abstract: A water current power generating system includes a support structure located on a bed of a body of water. A power generating apparatus, such as a water current turbine device, is mounted on the support structure, by way of a mounting portion. The system also includes a measurement unit operable to determine operating information relating to operation of the system, and a controller operable to determine loading on the system from such operating information, and to adjust a controlled parameter of the system such that loading on the system falls below a predetermined threshold value.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 22, 2014
Date of Patent:
September 8, 2020
Assignee:
GE Energy (UK) Limited
Inventors:
Jonathan Rhymes, Gregory Pittam, Simon Harper, James Harrison