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US 4,132,901 AGranted
Electric power generating system
OwnerDon Crausbayinventor
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This relates to an electric power generating system particularly adapted for use in locals where there is an absence of a water supply with sufficient elevation to supply the required power for an electrical energy generating system, or the water supply is insufficient for the required generating system. The deficiency is overcome in part by providing an elevated water supply reservoir and a system of gravity actuated water powered pumps for utilizing the discharge of the generating system to pump at least a portion of the discharge to the elevated reservoir. It is further proposed to utilize a pumping system of the wave motor type for pumping relatively available water at sea level to the elevated water reservoir. It is also proposed to provide a split stream of water from an elevated water supply to two generators at different elevations with the discharge from the uppermost generator being recombined with the other portion of the split stream for introduction into the generator at the lower level.
An electric power generating system for use in combination with a source of water power, said system comprising an elevated water storage means, water powered electric power generator means coupled to said storage means for receiving water under pressure therefrom, and water powered pump means adapted to be connected to the source of water power for pumping at least a portion of the requirements of said generator to said water storage means;
Water powered pump system of the wave motor type comprising a plurality of separate pumps, a plurality of beam type baffles and trough means for defining the path of movement of waves, said baffles disposed end to end adjacent one another in said trough means wherein a trailing end portion of one of said baffles overlaps the leading end portion of an adjacent one of said baffles, each of said plurality of baffles connected to one of said separate pumps and movable through a pumping stroke from an upright position to a generally horizontal position at least in part by the weight of water of a wave of water passing thereover, means for interconnecting a trailing end portion of a first of two adjacent baffles to a leading end portion of a second of said two adjacent baffles for moving one another in opposite directions wherein adjacent baffles move each other through return pumping strokes.
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