Ribbon drive power generation apparatus and method
OwnerJonathan B. Rosefskyinventor
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Abstract
A ribbon drive power generation system and method is disclosed. The system is equipped with an extended tube having an intake at a first end and an outlet at a second end. A ribbon formed of helical coils is mounted in the tube for rotation and the frequency of the coils increases from the first end to the second end of the tube. Moving water is directed into the first end, an axial component of momentum of the water is decreased via the rotating ribbon, and the rotation is used to induce electricity or drive an electrical generator. The scalability and modular nature of the present invention allow flexible implementation.
Claims16
A ribbon drive power generation system comprising:
- a tube having a substantially constant diameter, an intake at a first end, and an outlet at a second end;
- at least one rotatable ribbon formed of coils extending in a helical manner from the first end to the second end of the tube, wherein a frequency of coils per unit length of tube increases from the first end to the second end of the tube;
- a central, axial shaft having a substantially constant diameter in said tube, said ribbon being fixed at an inner edge to said shaft and extends radially outward to form an outer edge adjacent an inner wall of the tube;
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- generator means associated with said shaft and ribbon to convert rotation thereof into electrical power.
A ribbon drive power generation method comprising:
- providing a tube having a substantially constant diameter, an intake at a first end, an outlet at a second end, and an axially-located shaft having a substantially constant diameter;
- rotating at least one shaft-mounted ribbon formed of coils extending in a helical manner from the first end to the second end of the tube, wherein a frequency of coils per unit length of tube increases from the first end to the second end of the tube;
- directing moving water into the first end;
- decreasing an axial component of momentum of the water with the ribbon to cause rotation of the ribbon and shaft;
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- generating electrical power from said rotation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.