Title:
VESSEL AND SYSTEM SUITABLE FOR REMOTE AND NOMADIC WIND ENERGY HARVESTING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/280917
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The invention relates to a double-ended multi-hull Pacific proa sailing vessel (100) comprising a hull (101) and a float (102) parallel to the hull, the hull and the float being linked by a beam (130), the hull bearing a Plettner-type rotating rig (111, 112) capable of producing a thrust perpendicular to both the rotating axis (110) thereof and the wind direction (180), which, in the absence of wind, is inclined by an angle of heel towards the float (102). The invention also relates to a system using such a vessel for harvesting wind energy in a storage battery located in the float and a method for loading and unloading such a battery.
Inventors:
BABARIT AURÉLIEN (FR)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2022/068739
Publication Date:
January 12, 2023
Filing Date:
July 06, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
FARWIND ENERGY (FR)
International Classes:
B63H9/02; B63B1/10; B63B3/38; B63B35/44; B63J3/04
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
IPSIDE (FR)
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