The present disclosure is generally directed to a method, system and an apparatus that includes a hollow canister including a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion including a top opening and the bottom portion including a bottom opening. The hollow canister additional includes an inner compartment within the hollow canister, the inner compartment being porous to allow fluid transfer across the inner compartment, a neutral buoyancy device, a variable buoyancy device, and a thermoelectric module lining an inner portion of the hollow canister. The thermoelectric module generates electricity based on a temperature difference of between an interior temperature the hollow canister and an exterior temperature on a periphery of the hollow canister.


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    Title :

    Undersea energy harvesting electrical power station


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2016-07-05


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    H01L Halbleiterbauelemente , SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES / B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS / B63G OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS , Angriffs- oder Verteidigungsanordnungen auf Schiffen / F03G Feder-, Gewichts-, Trägheits- oder ähnliche Kraftmaschinen , SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA, OR LIKE MOTORS



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