Hydraulic tidal and wind turbines with hydraulic accumulator

Tidal and wind turbines utilize a hydraulic drive-train to transfer the kinetic energy in moving currents to a generator located ground level for producing electricity for the grid. A rotor shaft transfers the mechanical energy from the rotors to a hydraulic pump which converts the mechanical energy into fluid energy which is transferred to a high pressure manifold and then to hydraulic motor for converting the fluid energy into rotational mechanical energy which spins a generator coupled to the motor. A high pressure manifold is coupled to a hydraulic accumulator for storing the fluid energy for later use.