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US 2003/0106418 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for generating power from a flowing liquid
AssigneeInternal Command International, Inc.
InventorRianey E. Nelson
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Abstract
This invention provides an apparatus and a method for generating power from a flowing liquid. The apparatus has three main components. The first component is a control unit for selectively directing the flowing liquid to the second component, the power unit, which is responsible for generating power. The third component, a reversing unit, is used to adjust the control unit between two control unit configurations. The method involves the manner in which the liquid is passed and directed through the apparatus in order to generate power.
Claims29
An apparatus for generating power using a flowing liquid, comprising:
- a control unit selectively operable between a first control unit configuration and a second control unit configuration for receiving said flowing liquid and selectively directing said flowing liquid to a first power unit aperture when said control unit is in said first control unit configuration, and selectively directing said flowing liquid to a second power unit aperture when said control unit is in said second control unit configuration;
- a power unit for generating power, including
- a power chamber having said first power unit aperture for receiving said flowing liquid from said control unit, and a second power unit aperture for receiving a flowing liquid from said control unit;
- a power operator operable between a first power operator position and a second power operator position and disposed within said power chamber, operatively configured so the power operator becomes disposed in said first power operator position when said control unit is disposed in said first control unit configuration;
- and so that the power operator becomes disposed in said second power operator position when said control unit is disposed in said second control unit configuration;
- a power transmission linkage operatively communicating with said power operator for transmitting power as said power operator reciprocates between said first power operator position and said second power operator position;
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- a reversing unit to adjust said control unit configuration to become disposed in said first control unit configuration when said power operator becomes disposed in said second power operator position, and to adjust said control unit configuration to become disposed in said second control unit configuration when said power operator becomes disposed in said first power operator position.
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A method for generating power using a flowing liquid, comprising the acts of:
- passing said flowing liquid to a control unit selectively operable between a first control unit configuration and a second control unit configuration for receiving said flowing liquid;
- directing, selectively, said flowing liquid to a first power unit aperture when said control unit is in said first control unit configuration, and selectively directing said flowing liquid to a second power unit aperture when said control unit is in said second control unit configuration;
- forcing a power operator operable between a first power operator position and a second power operator position and disposed within said power unit, to said first power operator position when receiving flowing liquid from said first power unit aperture and to said second power operator position when receiving flowing liquid from said second power unit aperture;
- transmitting power through a power transmission linkage operatively communicated with said power operator as said power operator reciprocates between said first power operator position and said second power operator position;
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- directing said flowing liquid to a reversing unit to adjust said control unit configuration to become disposed in said first control unit configuration when said power operator becomes disposed in said second power operator position;
- and to adjust said control unit configuration to become disposed in said second control unit configuration when said power operator becomes disposed in said first power operator position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.