Pipeline Deployed Hydroelectric Generator
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1. A pipeline deployed electric generator comprising:
- (a) a rotor having rotor blades extending outwardly from a central axle, said rotor being deployed within the pipeline so as to be in a fluid flow path of the pipeline such that a flow of fluid through the pipeline effects rotation of said rotor, and at least a portion of said rotor being magnetized; and
(b) at least one induction coil deployed on an exterior surface of the pipeline in proximity to said rotor such that a change in magnetic field caused by rotation of said rotor within the pipeline generates a flow of electric current in said induction coil.
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Abstract
The hydroelectric generator of the present invention provides a pre-sealed, watertight device in which the rotor that includes the induction magnets is deployed within the main flow passage of the pipeline and thereby sealed within the pipeline, and he induction coil assembly is deployed outside of the pipeline such that the fluid is sealed within the pipeline away from the induction coils
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25 Claims
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1. A pipeline deployed electric generator comprising:
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(a) a rotor having rotor blades extending outwardly from a central axle, said rotor being deployed within the pipeline so as to be in a fluid flow path of the pipeline such that a flow of fluid through the pipeline effects rotation of said rotor, and at least a portion of said rotor being magnetized; and (b) at least one induction coil deployed on an exterior surface of the pipeline in proximity to said rotor such that a change in magnetic field caused by rotation of said rotor within the pipeline generates a flow of electric current in said induction coil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for monitoring the flow of a fluid through a pipeline, the system comprising:
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(a) a meter housing having a fluid flow passage configured between inlet and outlet ports configured for attachment to the pipeline; (b) an electronic metering system attached to said meter housing; (c) a rotor having rotor blades extending outwardly from a central axle, said rotor being deployed within said meter housing so as to be in said fluid flow passage such that a flow of fluid through said fluid flow passage effects rotation of said rotor, and at least a portion of at least one rotor blade of said rotor is configured with magnetic properties; and (d) at least one induction coil deployed on an exterior surface of said meter housing in proximity to said rotor such that a change in magnetic field caused by rotation of said rotor within the meter housing generates a flow of electric current in said induction coil; wherein an electric current generated in said induction coils is used to power said at least one electronic component of the meter. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for generating electricity in a fluid flow pipeline, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a rotor having rotor blades extending outwardly from a central axle, at least a portion of said rotor is a magnetic; (b) deploying said rotor within the pipeline so as to be in a fluid flow path of the pipeline such that a flow of fluid through the pipeline effects rotation of said rotor; (c) providing at least one induction coil; (d) deploying said at least one induction coil on an exterior surface of the pipeline in proximity to said rotor such that a change in magnetic field caused by rotation of said rotor within the pipeline generates a flow of electric current in said induction coil; (e) effecting rotation of said rotor by providing a flow of fluid through the pipeline. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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