US 12,281,632 B2
Cycloturbine modular river current energy converter and method and apparatus for deploying marine hydrokinetic turbine assembly to harvest riverine and ocean tidal current energy
Jun Chen, West Lafayette, IN (US); Haiyan H. Zhang, West Lafayette, IN (US); and Charles Greg Jensen, West Lafayette, IN (US)
Assigned to Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US)
Filed by Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/584,073.
Application 18/584,073 is a continuation of application No. 17/572,232, filed on Jan. 10, 2022, granted, now 11,927,170.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/136,708, filed on Jan. 13, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/136,718, filed on Jan. 13, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0209825 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
Int. Cl. F03B 3/14 (2006.01); B63B 1/28 (2006.01); B63B 21/16 (2006.01); B63B 35/44 (2006.01)
CPC F03B 3/145 (2013.01) [B63B 1/28 (2013.01); B63B 21/16 (2013.01); B63B 35/44 (2013.01); B63B 2035/4466 (2013.01); F05B 2220/32 (2013.01); F05B 2240/93 (2013.01); F05B 2240/95 (2013.01); F05B 2260/70 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cycloidal turbine assembly, comprising:
a first section defining a first set of three operationally connected hydrofoils;
a second section defining a second set of three operationally connected hydrofoils;
a third section defining a third set of three operationally connected hydrofoils;
a cam; and
a linkage assembly operationally connected to the cam and to each respective section;
wherein the first, second, and third sections are operationally connected to one another;
wherein each respective section defines an independently variable pitch angle; and
wherein the linkage assembly adjusts the rotating phase angels of each respective section.