| CPC F03B 13/26 (2013.01) [F05B 2220/32 (2013.01); F05B 2260/4021 (2013.01); F05B 2260/422 (2020.08); F05B 2260/60 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
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1. A system comprising:
an enclosure configured to be submerged in a body of water;
a capture device coupled to the enclosure, the capture device including a rotor shaft and a plurality of blades coupled to the rotor shaft, wherein the plurality of blades are arranged to receive a flow of water when the enclosure is submerged in the body of water, wherein the flow of water causes the plurality of blades to rotate the rotor shaft; and
a transfer device extending lengthwise from a first end to a second end of the transfer device, wherein the transfer device is mechanically coupled to the capture device at the first end and configured to transfer a torque of the rotating rotor shaft from the first end to the second end, wherein the second end is located outside the enclosure,
wherein the transfer device comprises a flexible cable extending lengthwise between the first end and the second end of the transfer device,
wherein the transfer device comprises a wire disposed inside the flexible cable and configured to transfer the torque of the rotor shaft by rotating inside the flexible cable, and
wherein the transfer device comprises a suspension apparatus disposed in a flexible cable and configured to induce a magnetic force on the wire so as to prevent or reduce physical contact between the flexible cable and the wire in at least a lengthwise portion of the flexible cable.
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