River power megawatts producer
OwnerLeonardo M. Gasendoinventor
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Abstract
A river power generating apparatus is provided in which a plurality of angular baffles are configured to extract and combine the available energy from flowing river water into a force for rotating an electric generator to 1800 rpm to produce large quantities of electric current without using a hydro-electric dam thereby allowing wild salmon to spawn upstream of the river. The angular baffles can harvest and convert the energy of the ocean currents and tides into great amounts of electric power.
Claims9
An apparatus for producing energy from flowing water comprising:
- a baffle assembly, said baffle assembly further comprising:
- a pair of opposed trapezoidal frames;
- a plurality of vertical supports supporting said frames;
- a pair of horizontal bars extending between and connecting said frames;
- a plurality of drive shafts attached to said frames;
- a plurality of circular gears mounted on said drive shafts;
- at least two endless chains engaged with said circular gears;
- a plurality of u-connectors pivotally attached to said endless chains;
- and
- a plurality of angular baffles, each of said baffles attached to one of said u-connectors;
- and
- a flywheel assembly mechanically connected to said baffle assembly by a power generator shaft.
A method of generating power from the motion of water flowing in a predictable direction, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a pair of opposed trapezoidal frames attached to a plurality of supports;
- attaching a plurality of drive shafts attached to said frames;
- connecting a plurality of circular gears on said drive shafts;
- providing at least two endless chains engaged with said circular gears;
- pivotally attaching a plurality of u-connectors to said endless chains;
- attaching a plurality of angular baffles to said u-connectors, said baffles configured to move between an open position and a closed position in conjunction with the movement of the chains;
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- submerging said frames, said gears, said supports, said drive shafts, said chains and said baffles in flowing water, said baffles disposed so that they are in the open position when submerged in the water generally perpendicular to the direction in which the water is flowing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.