Venturi device with forced induction systems and methods

A hydropower system for converting potential energy of a fluid into electrical energy, the hydropower system comprising:

• an upper reservoir containing a fluid;
• a lower reservoir containing the fluid, the lower reservoir positioned at a lower elevation relative to the upper reservoir such that the fluid flows from the upper reservoir to the lower reservoir via gravity;
• a fluid loop configured to circulate a primary flow of the fluid between the upper reservoir and the lower reservoir;
• a turbine disposed on the fluid loop, the turbine configured to be driven by the primary flow from the upper reservoir to the lower reservoir;
• a generator configured to be driven by the turbine to generate electrical energy;
• a pump disposed on the fluid loop, the pump configured to drive the primary flow from the lower reservoir to the upper reservoir;
• a first Venturi device disposed on the fluid loop, the first Venturi device downstream of the upper reservoir and upstream of the turbine, between the upper reservoir and the turbine on the fluid loop;
• and
• a second Venturi device disposed on the fluid loop, the second Venturi device downstream of the lower reservoir and upstream of the pump, between the lower reservoir and the pump on the fluid loop,
• wherein each of the first and the second Venturi devices comprises:
• an inlet configured to receive the primary flow;
• an outlet configured to eject the primary flow;
• and
• a body disposed between the inlet and the outlet, the body comprising:
• a converging portion and a diverging portion, wherein a movement of the primary flow through the converging portion and the diverging portion produces a Venturi effect;
• and
• a secondary input disposed between the converging portion and the outlet, the secondary input configured to direct a secondary flow of the fluid into the primary flow at an angle relative to a direction of flow of the primary flow to create a vortex for producing a suction at the inlet to pull the primary flow through the inlet and into the body causing the pressure of the primary flow to increase through the diverging portion before ejection through the outlet.