33 results about "Below sea level" patented technology

Systems and associated methods for planning and control of a fleet of unmanned vehicles in missions that are coordinated temporally and spatially by geo-location, direction, vehicle orientation, altitude above sea level, and depth below sea level. The unmanned vehicles' transit routes may be fully autonomous, semi-autonomous, or under direct operator control using off board control systems. Means are provided for intervention and transit changes during mission execution. Means are provided to collect, centralize and analyze mission data collected on the set of participating unmanned vehicles.

The present invention relates to a nuclear power plant and safety system with fuse element and gravity elevator, the buildings of the power plant subjected to contamination being buried below sea level and under borated water basins, and having a safety system free of electrical and electronic components to act in the event of possible accidents comprising, among others, means for flooding the buildings of the power plant with thermal fuses and gravity elevators for operator evacuation in the event of an emergency.

The invention relates to a wet gas compression system comprising a compact flow conditioner (21), intended to be placed below sea level in close vicinity to a well head or on a dry installation, said flow conditioner (21) being intended to receive a multi-phase flow through a supply pipe (11) from a sub sea well for further transport of such hydrocarbons to a multi-phase receiving plant, and where preferably avoid sand accumulation or remove as much sand as possible from the multi-phase flow, the gas (G) and the liquid (L) being separated in the flow conditioner (21) whereupon the separated gas (G) and liquid (L) are re-assembled and enters a multi-phase meter (46) prior to boosting by means of a compressor (22). In the combined multi-phase pump and compressor unit (22), as an integrated unit, comprises a combined multi-phase pump and compressor unit (22) functioning on the centrifugal principle, used for trans-porting liquid and gas from a flow conditioner (21) to a remote multi-phase receiving plant.

A buoyancy hydro power installation comprises wave energy collectors and compressors mounted on a platform at sea level which sits on a vertical tower extending below sea level and houses compressed air pipes, expansion pipes, compressed air storage chambers and a turbine at the submerged end of the tower, said installation being tethered to the sea floor. The wave energy collectors comprise buoyancy tanks mounted on the platform which move up and down with wave motion which drives the air compressors and there are sea current energy collectors comprising turbines which are mounted on the outside of the vertical tower.

Apparatus (10) rests on the seabed at a location below sea level for capturing wave energy. The apparatus (10) comprises a body structure (11) having a diaphragm (25) adapted to deflect in response to wave action. A working chamber (27) is disposed immediately below the diaphragm (25) and contains a compressible fluid such as air. A pump system (43) is accommodated within the working chamber (27). The pump system (43) comprises two reciprocating pumps (45, 47) operating in opposition. The pumps (45, 47) are operably connected to the diaphragm (25) through a lever mechanism (61). Because of the geometry of the lever mechanism (61), the stroke length of each pump (45, 47) is less than the amplitude of displacement of the diaphragm (25) as it moves in response to wave action. Thus, the lever mechanism (61) increases the force acting on each pump (45, 47) by a given ratio and reduces the stroke of each pump by the same ratio. The reduction in stroke length provides for compact construction so that the pumps (45, 47) can be readily accommodated within the working chamber (27). The pumps (45, 47) draw seawater from the environment about the apparatus (10) and discharge the seawater at a high-pressure. The high-pressure seawater generated by the pumps can be piped to shore for use in any appropriate purpose.

The present invention comprises methods and compositions of dielectric materials. The dielectric materials of the present invention comprise materials having a dielectric constant of more than 1.0 and less than 1.9 and/or a dissipation factor of less than 0.0009. Other characteristics include the ability to withstand a wide range of temperatures, from both high temperatures of approximately +260° C. to low temperatures of approximately −200° C., operate in wide range of atmospheric conditions and pressures (e.g., a high atmosphere, low vacuum condition such as that found in the outer-space as well as conditions similar to those found at sea level or below sea level). The dielectric materials of the present invention may be used in the manufacture of composite structures that can be used alone or in combination with other materials, and can be used in electronic components or devices such as RF interconnects.

The present invention provides a seabed-fixed marine structure functioning as an artificial reef and the manufacturing method thereof. The seabed-fixed marine structure includes a support column (110), which is fixed to a seabed by pegging a lower end thereof into the seabed to a predetermined depth such that the upper end of the support column is disposed below sea level, and an artificial reef body (120), which is provided so as to be separable from the support column and is manufactured of a plurality of members. A column insertion space (123) is defined in the artificial reef body for insertion of a support column. Thus, the artificial reef body is fitted around the support column through the column insertion space thereof such that the lower end of the artificial reef body is seated on the seabed.

Arrangement for mooring, loading and unloading of a vessel, comprising: a stationary inner tower with a lower end fixedly anchored to the seabed, from where the inner tower extends upwards through the sea to an upper end over the sea level, which inner tower at level close to the seabed has through connections for hoses and cables for transfer of load and signals, which hoses and cables are brought further up through the inner tower and out of its upper end; a yoke that in one end is rotatably fastened to the inner tower, wherefrom the yoke extends further outwards to at least one outer ballastable end wherefrom moorings are arranged to keep the vessel anchored, on which vessel devices are provided to connect the vessel with the moorings and said hoses and cables for transfer of load and signals. The mooring arrangement is distinguished in that it further is comprising an outer tower with rotatable fastening to the inner tower, which outer tower from the fastening to the inner tower extends upwards outside the inner tower to a level over the upper end of the inner tower, wherein the rotatable fastening is placed below sea level and also is comprising the fastening of the yoke, such that the outer tower and the yoke as one unit is freely rotatable over and around the inner tower that is stationary anchored to the seabed; and a swivel provided between the upper end of the inner tower and the upper end of the outer tower, for rotatable transfer of load and signals with said hoses and cables between the inner and the outer tower and therefrom further to the vessel.

The present invention is one sea water desalting apparatus to desalt sea water on the natural pressure of sea water. Inside one pressure-resisting sealed apparatus, there are reverse osmosis device, pre-treater, sea water circulating pump, desalted water conveying pump, etc. The pressure-resisting sealed apparatus is set below sea level in the depth with sea water pressure higher than osmotic pressure of sea water, so that the pressure of sea water is utilized to produce desalted water on the permeated liquid side of the reverse osmosis device, the desalted water conveying pump pumps the desalted water to sea surface and the sea water circulating pump updates the sea water inside the apparatus.

The invention discloses a system and technology for carrying out sea water desalination and generating at the same time by utilizing a geothermal resource. The system comprises a sea water taking unit, a raw water pre-treatment unit arranged below sea level, a geothermal heat removing unit as well as a raw water replenishing unit, a reverse osmosis unit, a fresh water lifting unit and a hydraulic generating unit which keep appropriate head fall with the raw water pre-treatment unit, wherein a water diversion pipeline of the hydraulic generating unit is communicated with the sea water taking unit, a tail water pipeline of the hydraulic generating unit is respectively communicated with the raw water replenishing unit and the fresh water lifting unit; the geothermal heat removing unit respectively outputs heat energy to the raw water replenishing unit and the fresh water lifting unit by virtue of a heating pipeline; after sea water is treated by the raw water pre-treatment unit, generating is carried out firstly by virtue of water potential energy, then pressure of tail water after generating is supplemented by the raw water replenishing unit, the sea water is subjected to reverse osmosis desalination, then raw water is separated into fresh water and strong brine, geothermal heat energy-water potential energy-electric energy conversion is realized, and the social problems of scare fresh water and lack of low-carbon generating at present are solved.

A lighting assembly that incorporates a high brightness LED in a compact assembly that is sealed and sufficiently durable for a continuous operational range of between 350 feet below sea level and 35,000 feet above sea level. Further, the flashlight of the present invention includes a novel modular interface arrangement that allows the flashlight to be interfaced with a variety of different equipment or reconfigured in order to facilitate use for different functionality such as a marker light, a runway indicator light or a weapon mounted light.

A gravity-based foundation for the installation of offshore wind turbines, manufactured in a floating dock for towing to the final destination thereof, where it is anchored and finally completely submerged below sea level, comprising a concrete floating caisson, in the shape of a prism, with a hexalobular base, divided into several cells by at least one partition with a significantly circular cross section, concentric with a central cell, determining inner vertical cells interconnected with each other and with the exterior, which is closed at the top by a cover or covers that are removed once the foundation is anchored before being filled with a ballast material.

The invention relates to an offshore suspended photovoltaic platform and a power generation method thereof. The platform comprises a plurality of vertically arranged main rods, and a suspension device which is arranged on the main rod and is below sea level and has adjustable buoyancy. The plurality of main rods are connected through a connecting rod. A plurality of bearing blades are distributed around the main rod. A plurality of photovoltaic panels are arranged on the upper surfaces of the bearing blades. The plurality of bearing blades can vertically rotate around the main rods as rotation centers and abut against one another, thereby forming a closed chamber so that the photovoltaic panels are arranged in the closed chamber. According to the offshore suspended photovoltaic platform and the power generation method thereof, offshore photovoltaic power generation equipment is sealed and sunk under the water level in a time period when solar energy cannot be used for generating power at night or on the condition of adverse external weather, thereby reducing time of corrosion and ocean wave vibration of the photovoltaic power generating equipment. Because the night occupies about one half of one day, the offshore suspended photovoltaic platform and the power generation method thereof can effectively half corrosion time and vibration time of the photovoltaic power generating equipment, thereby greatly prolonging service life of the photovoltaic power generating equipment.

An improved harbor, which comprises at least one lower level and at least one upper level for loading and unloading goods in a harbor area, the levels being arranged one above the other and so that at least the lower level lies below sea level.