US 12,302,872 B2
Farming system for use in aquaculture
Andrew Robert Eastoe, Urangsvåg (NO); and Thomas Ferry, Dundee (GB)
Assigned to SIEMENS ENERGY AS, Oslo (NO); and SIEMENS ENERGY LIMITED, Newcastle upon Tyne (GB)
Filed by Siemens Energy AS, Oslo (NO); and Siemens Energy Limited, Newcastle upon Tyne (GB)
Filed on Jan. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/403,879.
Claims priority of application No. 2300381 (GB), filed on Jan. 11, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0224955 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. A01K 61/60 (2017.01); A01K 61/10 (2017.01)
CPC A01K 61/60 (2017.01) [A01K 61/10 (2017.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A farming system for use in water-based farming of a product, the farming system comprising:
a structural frame arranged to define a farming cell, the structural frame including a first edge member, a second edge member vertically offset from the first edge member, a third edge member extending between the first edge member and the second edge member, and a fourth edge member offset from the third edge member and extending between the first edge member and the second edge member, the first edge member, the second edge member, the third edge member, and the fourth edge member, cooperating to define a first wall perimeter;
a plurality of cable assemblies coupled to the first edge member, each cable assembly comprising:
a cable having a first end and a second end, the second end fixedly attached to the second edge member;
a cable tensioner coupled to the first edge member and the first end of the cable; and
a sensor coupled to the cable and operable to measure a tension level of the cable; and
a controller operable to receive a signal indicative of the tension level of each cable from each sensor and to operate each of the cable tensioners in response to the associated tension level to maintain the tension level of each associated cable within a desired range.