Hydroelectric power harvesting apparatus
AssigneeOakes LTD
InventorsFrank OAKES, Simon OAKES
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Abstract
A hydroelectric power harvesting apparatus. The apparatus includes a support; a slide frame moveably coupled to the support; a float unit to float on a body of water having a movable water level; an energy generating mechanism; a float rocker arm coupled to the float unit and the energy generating mechanism. The float rocker arm is pivots about a pivot point on the slide frame. The float unit 104 moves with the water level of the body of water 106 to drive the float rocker arm to provide a work input to the energy generating mechanism. The slide frame is adjusts the level of the pivot point, float rocker arm, and the float unit.
Claims13
1-12. (canceled)
A hydroelectric power harvesting apparatus, comprising:
- a support;
- a slide frame moveably coupled to the support;
- a float unit configured to float on a body of water having a movable water level;
- wherein the float unit is a volume-adjustable float unit, wherein increasing or decreasing the volume of the float unit alters the buoyancy of the float unit,
- an energy generating mechanism;
- a float rocker arm that is coupled to the float unit and the energy generating mechanism and wherein the float rocker arm is configured to pivot about a pivot point on the slide frame;
- wherein the float unit is configured to move as the water level of the body of water moves to drive the float rocker arm to provide a work input to the energy generating mechanism,
- wherein the slide frame is configured to adjust the level of the pivot point, float rocker arm and the float unit.
The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the reservoir comprises at least one water level sensor to measure the quantity of water stored in the reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.