MINIATURE HYDRO-POWER GENERATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A miniature hydro-power generation system, comprising:
- a housing comprising an outer surface;
an inlet nozzle forming a portion of the outer surface of the housing;
an outlet nozzle also forming a portion of the outer surface of the housing;
a plurality of paddles formed with a base, the base rotatably disposed between the inlet nozzle and the outlet nozzle to form a portion of the outer surface, so that the paddles extend outwardly from a central axis of the housing in a channel formed between the inlet nozzle and the outlet nozzle; and
a generator comprising a stator and a rotor, at least one of the stator and the rotor rotatably disposed within the channel and coupled with at least one of the paddles and the base, the stator positioned proximate the rotor to form the generator.
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Abstract
A miniature hydro-power generation system includes an outer housing and an inner housing. The outer housing may receive a flow of liquid flowing in a first direction at a predetermined range of pressure. The flow of liquid may be decreased by a predetermined amount of pressure and increased by a predetermined amount of velocity and channeled to a hydro-generator included in the inner housing with an inlet nozzle. The flow of liquid may be channeled with the inlet nozzle to flow in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. Upon transfer of kinetic energy in the flow of liquid to the hydro-generator, the inner housing may rotate in the second direction. The flow of liquid may then be channeled back to the first direction and out of the housing with an outlet nozzle. The outlet nozzle configured to increase the pressure and decrease the velocity of the flow of liquid to minimized non-laminar flow characteristics.
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29 Claims
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1. A miniature hydro-power generation system, comprising:
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a housing comprising an outer surface; an inlet nozzle forming a portion of the outer surface of the housing; an outlet nozzle also forming a portion of the outer surface of the housing; a plurality of paddles formed with a base, the base rotatably disposed between the inlet nozzle and the outlet nozzle to form a portion of the outer surface, so that the paddles extend outwardly from a central axis of the housing in a channel formed between the inlet nozzle and the outlet nozzle; and a generator comprising a stator and a rotor, at least one of the stator and the rotor rotatably disposed within the channel and coupled with at least one of the paddles and the base, the stator positioned proximate the rotor to form the generator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A miniature hydro-power generation system, comprising:
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an inlet nozzle and an outlet nozzle forming part of a housing; a shaft having a first end and a second end and being positioned along a central axis of the housing, the first end of the shaft coupled with the inlet nozzle, and the second end of the shaft coupled with the outlet nozzle; a plurality of paddles rotatably disposed between the inlet nozzle and the outlet nozzle and coupled with the shaft, the paddles extending outwardly away from the central axis of the housing in a channel formed to circumferentially surround at least a part of the shaft between the inlet nozzle and the outlet nozzle; and a generator comprising a stator and a rotor, at least one of the stator and the rotor rotatably disposed within the channel and coupled with the paddles, the stator positioned proximate the rotor to form the generator. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A miniature hydro-power generation system, comprising:
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an outer housing; an inner housing disposed within the outer housing, the inner housing comprising an inlet nozzle and an outlet nozzle fixedly coupled with the outer housing; the inner housing further comprising a turbine rotor that includes a plurality of paddles disposed in a central channel formed by the inlet nozzle and the outlet nozzle, the inlet nozzle and the outlet nozzle configured to surround a portion of the turbine rotor; the combination of the inlet nozzle, the outlet nozzle, and the turbine rotor configured to form the inner housing and a cavity inside the inner housing; a shaft coupled with the inlet nozzle and the outlet nozzle and extending through the turbine rotor, the turbine rotor rotatable within the outer housing around the shaft; and a generator comprising a stator and a rotor, at least one of the stator and the rotor disposed within the turbine rotor, the stator positioned proximate the rotor to form the generator. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of generating power with a miniature hydro-power generation system comprising:
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providing an enclosure that defines an interior chamber; receiving at an inlet nozzle coupled with the enclosure a flow of liquid flowing substantially in parallel with a central axis of the enclosure; directing the flow of liquid into a central channel with the inlet nozzle to rotate a turbine rotor such that the flow of liquid flows axially around the central axis of the enclosure in the central channel, the central channel formed in the enclosure; rotating the turbine rotor axially around the central axis of the enclosure using the flow of liquid; generating electric power with a generator comprising a stator and a rotor, at least one of the stator and the rotor disposed in the rotating turbine rotor, the stator positioned proximate the rotor to form the generator; receiving the flow of liquid from the central channel with an outlet nozzle coupled with the enclosure; and channeling the flow of liquid with the outlet nozzle to flow out of the enclosure substantially parallel with the central axis of the enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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Specification