Drive system for use with flowing fluids having gears to support counter-rotative turbines

A wind generator, comprising:

• a first gear connected directly or indirectly to a shaft;
• a first turbine rotatably mounted on an exterior surface of a pipe;
• a second gear rotatably mounted on the exterior surface of the pipe and joined to the first turbine;
• one or more satellite gears, each rotatably mounted on a non-drive shaft rod, in fixed locations relative to the pipe and rotatably engaged, directly or indirectly, with the first gear and the second gear;
• and
• a generator coupled to the shaft.

A method to generate electrical energy, comprising:

• providing a drive system comprising, a first gear connected directly or indirectly to a shaft, a first turbine rotatably mounted on an exterior surface of a pipe, a second gear rotatably mounted on the exterior surface of the pipe and joined to the first turbine, and one or more satellite gears, each rotatably mounted on a non-drive shaft rod, in fixed locations relative to the pipe and rotatably engaged, directly or indirectly, with the first gear and the second gear;
• and
• coupling the shaft to a generator;
• and
• allowing fluid to flow past the drive system.

A drive system used with a flowing fluid to drive a connecting apparatus, comprising:

• a first gear connected directly or indirectly to a shaft;
• a first turbine rotatably mounted on a first pipe, the first pipe being located on one side of the connecting apparatus;
• a second gear rotatably mounted on the first pipe and connected to the first turbine,
• one or more satellite gears in fixed locations relative to the first pipe and rotatably engaged, directly or indirectly, with the first gear and the second gear;
• a second turbine rotatably mounted on a second pipe, the second pipe being located on the opposite side of the connecting apparatus from the first pipe;
• a third gear rotatably mounted on the second pipe and connected to the second turbine;
• a fourth gear connected directly or indirectly to the shaft, and
• one or more satellite gears in fixed locations relative to the second pipe and rotatably engaged, directly or indirectly, with the third gear and the fourth gear.

A drive system used with a flowing fluid, comprising:

• a first disk connected directly or indirectly to a shaft;
• a first turbine rotatably mounted on a pipe;
• a second disk rotatably mounted on the pipe and connected to the first turbine, and
• one or more rollers in fixed locations relative to the pipe and rotatably engaged, directly or indirectly, with the first disk and the second disk.