Hydroelectric generator
OwnerHernâni José Nogueira Dias da Silvainventor
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Abstract
This invention is made of a rotational hollow blade (11) turbine, which can be installed in watercourses for power generation. This system may include up to six propellers placed in hexagon shape, since this is the recommended shape for a better collection of the river flow, so that their movement does not obstruct the turbine rotation, and increases speed when immersing and emerging. The mentioned propellers are assembled on top of an axis of rotation, and the latter has an emission pinion (12) on both ends, which connects to a receiver pinion (13) placed inside a reduction gear box. Several turbines can be installed depending on the motive power of each hydric flow, and on the connection to two flow generators, one on each side, so that the power falling upon the turbine is regular and balanced.
Claims11
A hydro generator, useful for converting water flow in a stream into electrical power, comprising:
- a platform-supporting structure,
- a turbine,
- a rotational transmission system, and
- an electric generator system,
- said platform-supporting structure further comprising:
- a supporting structure mounted upon a platform and,
- said supporting structure providing physical support for said turbine, said rotational transmission system and said electric generator system;
- said turbine further comprising:
- a central axis around which said turbine rotates,
- said axis having a first transmission cogwheel located at an end of said axis, and
- said axis having six equally spaced concave blades mounted parallel to and extending out from said axis;
- said rotational transmission system further comprising:
- a rotational shaft having a first and a second end, in which, located at said first end is a first admission cogwheel and located at said second end is a second transmission cogwheel;
- wherein said rotational shaft cogwheels are connected such that said cogwheel at said rotational shaft first end is connected to said cogwheel at said turbine axis and said cogwheel on said rotational shaft second end is connected to a second admission cogwheel located on a transmission shaft first end,
- wherein said rotational transmission system functions to mechanically transmit turbine rotation to transmission shaft rotation;
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- said electric generator system further comprising:
- said transmission shaft having said first end and a second end and located at said transmission shaft second end is a rotation gear box,
- said rotation gear box is connected to an electric generator such that transmission shaft rotation causes said electric generator to generate electric power;
- wherein said water flow in a stream is converted into electric power by said hydro generator.
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