Back to results
US 4,816,697 AGranted
Portable hydroelectric power unit
OwnerNikolaes A. Nalbandyan, Grigor A. Nalbandyan +1inventors
InventorsNikolaes A. Nalbandyan, Grigor A. Nalbandyan, Harutyun G. Nalbandyan
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present apparatus is a hydroelectric power device for generating energy from currents of water. It includes a blade spiraling about a spindle or shaft which is connected to a generator. The rotation of the blade and shaft is converted by the generator into energy.
Claims19
A hydroelectric power unit comprised of:
- a blade spiraling about a major axis and angling away therefrom, said blade having a first end along said axis and a second end opposite said first end;
- a shaft extending along said major axis and connected to said blade;
- at least one universal joint connected to said shaft;
- gears associated with said universal joint for magnifying the rotational movement of said shaft;
- and
- a generator, such that rotation of said blade is communicated to said shaft which causes rotation of said universal joint and gears which rotation is then communicated to said generator and converted to usable energy.
3 more elements
A hydroelectric power unit comprised of:
- a blade spiraling about a major axis and angling away therefrom, said blade having a first end along said axis and a second end opposite said first end;
- a shaft extending along said major axis and connected to said blade;
- a generator, said blade being rotatably mounted to said generator such that rotation of said blade is communicated to said generator and converted into electricity;
- and
- attachment means at the end of said shaft opposite said generator, said attachment means being operable to connect said shaft in series to a second shaft having at least one blade thereon so that the rotational movement of said second shaft and the rotational movement of said first shaft are both communicated to said generator.
2 more elements
A hydroelectric power unit comprised of:
- a blade spiraling about a major axis and angling away therefrom, said blade having a first end along said axis and a second end opposite said first end;
- a shaft extending along said major axis and connected to said blade,wherein said blade arcs and angles away from said shaft;
- a generator, such that rotation of said blade causes rotation of said shaft which is communicated to said generator and converted to usable energy;
- and
- an adjustment means for adjusting the angle of said blade with respect to said shaft.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.