US 12,134,455 B2
Propulsion system for vessels
Jose Miguel Bermudez Miquel, Barcelona (ES); Cristina Aleixendri Munoz, Barcelona (ES); David Ferrer Desclaux, Barcelona (ES); Ignacio Bermudez Sanchez, Barcelona (ES); Manuel Jesus Gonzalez Garcia, Barcelona (ES); Ulises Fernandez Martinez, Barcelona (ES); and Oriol Sanchez Garcia, Barcelona (ES)
Assigned to BOUND4BLUE, SL, Barcelona (ES)
Appl. No. 17/442,852
Filed by BOUND4BLUE, SL, Barcelona (ES)
PCT Filed Mar. 25, 2020, PCT No. PCT/ES2020/070203
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 24, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/193835, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 1, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. ES201930271 (ES), filed on Mar. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0177097 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. B63H 9/061 (2020.01); B63B 79/10 (2020.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01)
CPC B63H 9/061 (2020.02) [B63B 79/10 (2020.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A propulsion system for vessels comprising:
at least one suction sail, each suction sail comprising a suction system, a flap, and a driving unit for driving operation of the at least one suction sail;
wherein the at least one suction sail further comprises a plurality of sensors connected to a control unit for operation of the suction system, the flap, and the driving unit;
wherein said plurality of sensors comprises at least one rotation sensor and at least one suction sensor;
wherein the flap is rotatable between different positions; and
wherein said plurality of sensors further comprises at least one position sensor of the flap.