Modular envelope hydrodynamic electrification system
OwnerRobert Freda, Bradford G. Knightinventors
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Abstract
A hydrodynamic electrification system that generates electricity from water moving from a high side to a low side and around a structure that divides the low side from the high side generally includes a water transport system that directs the water from the high side presenting a hydraulic head, over the structure, and to the low side. The system includes a power extraction system having a wheel that receives the water from said water transport system and a mounting system having a high side anchor that connects near an intake to the water transport system at the high side and having a low side anchor that connects to the power extraction system at the low side.
Claims17
A hydrodynamic electrification system that generates electricity from water moving from a high side to a low side and around a structure that divides the low side from the high side, the system comprising:
- a water transport system that directs the water from the high side presenting a hydraulic head, over the structure, and to the low side;
- a power extraction system having a wheel that receives the water from said water transport system;
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- a mounting system having a high side anchor that connects near an intake to the water transport system at the high side and having a low side anchor that connects to the power extraction system at the low side, wherein the mounting system includes a flotation module connected to the intake, wherein the flotation module has a submerged element including at least one hydrofoil below a waterline on the high side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.