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OCEANOGRAPHIC BUOY WITH METHOD FOR DELAYING THE BIOFOULING OF THE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS USED
WO15150600
The oceanographic buoy, according to the invention, consists of a main buoy and a series of secondary buoys, in which sensors for obtaining physicochemical parameter time sequences of the seawater are housed. The invention also relates to a method for delaying the biofouling of the measuring instruments contained inside the secondary buoys, which uses the distributed configuration of the buoy, making the measuring instruments contained in the secondary buoys remain in contact with the water only during the time necessary to perform the measurement. Likewise, the system for fastening the secondary buoys to the main buoy makes it possible to replace the secondary buoys quickly and easily.
It avoids the need to periodically replace the sensors, preventing them from being colonized by biofouling, since they are housed in a series of side In addition, the secondary buoys have a system that allows to replace one secondary buoy for another, quickly and easily.
P201400264