A method and a pool cleaning robot (100) that may include (i) a turbine (120) that is at least partially disposed within a fluid path of the robot to extract energy from flow of fluid through the fluid path; (ii) an electrical generator (122) for providing electrical power thereto and adapted to be driven by the turbine; (iii) a rechargeable power source (135) arranged to be charged by the electrical generator, and (iv) a controller (101) that is arranged to direct the pool cleaning robot to be positioned in a certain location in which a flow level of fluid that is circulated by a pool fluid circulation system is higher than a flow level of the fluid within a majority of the pool, wherein when positioned at the certain location the fluid that is circulated by the pool fluid circulation system passes through the fluid path.


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    Title :

    UNDERWATER STATION FOR POOL CLEANING ROBOTS


    Additional title:

    UNTERWASSERSTATION FÜR SCHWIMMBECKENREINIGUNGSROBOTER
    STATION SUBAQUATIQUE POUR ROBOT DE NETTOYAGE DE PISCINE AUTONOME


    Contributors:
    TAMAR YANIV (author) / TRYBER EYAL (author) / HERUT YERMI (author) / WITELSON SHAY (author) / GOLAN ODED (author) / GILEAD AMIR (author)

    Publication date :

    2018-04-25


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / E04H Gebäude oder ähnliche Bauwerke für besondere Zwecke , BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES / H02K Dynamoelektrische Maschinen , DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES



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