Long distance transmission of offshore power

1. A system, comprising:

a turbine located underwater;

a generator mechanically coupled to the turbine; and

a guided surface waveguide probe electrically coupled to the generator, the guided surface waveguide probe being configured to launch a guided surface wave on a terrestrial medium.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a transmission station on the surface of the water, wherein the transmission station is electrically coupled to the generator by a transmission line.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the guided surface waveguide probe comprises a charge terminal elevated over the terrestrial medium configured to generate at least one resultant field that synthesizes a wave front incident at a complex Brewster angle of incidence (θ i,B ) of the terrestrial medium.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the charge terminal is one of a plurality of charge terminals.

5. The system of claim 3 , further comprising a feed network electrically coupled to the charge terminal, the feed network providing a phase delay (Φ) that matches a wave tilt angle (Ψ) associated with a complex Brewster angle of incidence (θ i,B ) associated with the terrestrial medium in the vicinity of the guided surface waveguide probe.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the turbine is enclosed within a shroud.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the turbine comprises a helical turbine.

8. A system, comprising:

a guided surface wave receive structure configured to obtain electrical energy from a first guided surface wave traveling along a terrestrial medium; and

a second guided surface waveguide probe coupled to the guided surface wave receive structure, wherein:

the second guided surface waveguide probe launches a second guided surface wave along the terrestrial medium.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the second guided surface wave is launched at a different frequency than the first guided surface wave.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the second guided surface wave probe is directly coupled to the guided surface wave receive structure.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the guided surface wave receive structure comprises a magnetic coil.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the guided surface wave receive structure comprises a linear probe.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the guided surface wave receive structure comprises a tuned resonator.

14. A method, comprising:

generating power with a generator located offshore, wherein the generator is coupled to a turbine located offshore;

transmitting the power from the generator to a guided surface waveguide probe located on a surface of water, the water comprising a portion of a terrestrial medium; and

launching from the guided surface waveguide probe a guided surface wave along an interface between the terrestrial medium and the atmosphere.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the guided surface waveguide probe comprises a charge terminal elevated over the terrestrial medium configured to generate at least one resultant field that synthesizes a wave front incident at a complex Brewster angle of incidence (θ i,B ) of the terrestrial medium.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the charge terminal is one of a plurality of charge terminals.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the charge terminal is electrically coupled to a feed network providing a phase delay (Φ) that matches a wave tilt angle (Ψ) associated with a complex Brewster angle of incidence (θ i,B ) associated with the terrestrial medium in the vicinity of the guided surface waveguide probe.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the turbine comprises a horizontal axial turbine.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the turbine comprises a helical turbine.

20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the turbine is enclosed within a shroud.