Water powered electricity generating assembly

A water powered electricity generating system comprising:

• a water source;
• a stand;
• an endless track rotationally engaged to the stand and extending substantially between an upper end and a lower end of the stand;
• a plurality of trays, each tray being hingedly engaged to the endless track, such that the trays are uprightly positioned on a first side of the endless track and invertedly positioned on a second side of the endless track;
• a generator operationally engaged to the endless track and being configured for generating an electrical current;
• a supply pipe engaged to and extending from the stand such that a first end of the supply pipe opens above the first side of the endless track, the supply pipe extending to a water source at an elevation higher than the upper end of the stand, wherein the supply pipe is configured for diverting water from the water source to the stand, such that the water fills the trays on the first side of the endless track, wherein the mass of the water is configured for rotating the endless track, such that the generator rotates and generates the electrical current;
• a supply basin engaged to the stand proximate to the upper end, wherein the supply basin is configured for receiving water from the supply pipe;
• a slot positioned in the supply basin above the first side of the endless track, wherein the slot is configured for passing of water from the supply basin to the trays on the first side of the endless track;
• a primary valve engaged to the supply pipe proximate to the first end, wherein the primary valve is configured for controlling a flow of water from the supply pipe into the supply basin;
• a pair of secondary valves engaged to the supply pipe proximate to the first end;
• a pair of secondary pipes, each secondary pipe being engaged to and extending from a respective secondary valve to a position above the first side of the endless track, wherein the respective secondary valve is configured for controlling a flow of water from the supply pipe through the secondary pipe into trays positioned on the first side of the endless track;
• a catch basin extending from the lower end of the stand to the water source, wherein the catch basin is configured for returning the water emptied from the trays at the bottom of the endless track to the water source;
• and
• a bypass pipe engaged to and extending downwardly from the supply basin, such that the bypass pipe is in fluidic communication with the supply basin, the bypass pipe having an upward end positioned proximate to an upper limit of the supply basin, wherein the bypass pipe is configured for draining water from the supply basin when a water level within the supply basin reaches the upward end of the bypass pipe.

A water powered electricity generating assembly comprising:

• a stand, the stand comprising:
• a slab,
• a pair of towers engaged to and extend substantially perpendicularly from the slab, and
• a plurality of crossbeams engaged to and extending between the towers;
• an endless track rotationally engaged to the stand and extending substantially between an upper end and a lower end of the stand, the endless track comprising:
• a pair of shafts rotationally engaged to and extending between the towers,
• a plurality of sprockets engaged to the pair of shafts, the plurality of sprockets comprising six sprockets engaged three apiece to each shaft,
• a plurality of endless chains, each endless chain being gearedly engaged to a respective sprocket positioned on an upper one of the shafts and an associated sprocket positioned on a lower one of the shafts,
• a plurality of chain guides, each chain guide being engaged to the crossbeams and extending along a respective endless chain on a respective one of a first side and a second side of the endless track, and
• a plurality of tensioners, each tensioner being engaged to a respective tower and operationally engaged to a respective shaft, such that the tensioner is positioned for adjusting the respective shaft relative to the respective tower for adjusting tension on the endless chains;
• a plurality of trays, each tray being hingedly engaged to the endless track, such that the trays are uprightly positioned on the first side of the endless track and invertedly positioned on the second side of the endless track, each tray being substantially cuboid;
• a generator operationally engaged to the endless track and being configured for generating an electrical current, the generator being operationally engaged to a respective one of the shafts;
• a supply pipe engaged to and extending from the stand such that a first end of the supply pipe opens above the first side of the endless track, the supply pipe being configured to extend to a water source at an elevation higher than the upper end of the stand, wherein the supply pipe is configured for diverting water from the water source to the stand, such that the water fills the trays on the first side of the endless track, wherein the mass of the water is configured for rotating the endless track, such that the generator rotates and generates the electrical current, the supply pipe extending downwardly from the upper end of the stand to proximate to the lower end of the stand and then upwardly to the water source;
• a supply basin engaged to the stand proximate to the upper end, wherein the supply basin is configured for receiving water from the supply pipe;
• a slot positioned in the supply basin above the first side of the endless track, wherein the slot is configured for passing of water from the supply basin to the trays on the first side of the endless track;
• a primary valve engaged to the supply pipe proximate to the first end, wherein the primary valve is configured for controlling a flow of water from the supply pipe into the supply basin;
• a pair of secondary valves engaged to the supply pipe proximate to the first end;
• a pair of secondary pipes, each secondary pipe being engaged to and extending from a respective secondary valve to a position above the first side of the endless track, wherein the respective secondary valve is configured for controlling a flow of water from the supply pipe through the secondary pipe into trays positioned on the first side of the endless track;
• a catch basin extending from the lower end of the stand to the water source, wherein the catch basin is configured for returning the water emptied from the trays at the bottom of the endless track to the water source;
• a bypass pipe engaged to and extending downwardly from the supply basin, such that the bypass pipe is in fluidic communication with the supply basin, the bypass pipe having an upward end positioned proximate to an upper limit of the supply basin, wherein the bypass pipe is configured for draining water from the supply basin when a water level within the supply basin reaches the upward end of the bypass pipe, the bypass pipe extending to the catch basin;
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• a weir wall extending from a second end of the supply pipe into the water source, wherein the weir wall is configured for directing water from the water source into the second end of the supply pipe.