APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY
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1. Apparatus for generating electricity from mains water, the apparatus comprising:
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a rotor supported on the shaft and rotatable in the apparatus as mains water flows through the apparatus;
leading and trailing bearings, located on either side of the rotor, for supporting the shaft; and
a stator that is electromagnetically coupled to the rotor such that, as the rotor is rotated by the mains water flowing through the apparatus, it causes the stator to generate electricity,wherein the leading bearing comprises one or more water flow passages that are angled to change the direction of water flow through the apparatus.
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An apparatus for generating electricity from mains water is comprises a shaft and a rotor supported on the shaft. The rotor is rotatable in the apparatus as mains water flows through the apparatus. The apparatus also comprises spaced bearings for supporting the shaft. A stator is electromagnetically coupled to the rotor such that, as the rotor is rotated by the mains water flowing through the apparatus, it causes the stator to generate electricity.
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1. Apparatus for generating electricity from mains water, the apparatus comprising:
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a shaft; a rotor supported on the shaft and rotatable in the apparatus as mains water flows through the apparatus; leading and trailing bearings, located on either side of the rotor, for supporting the shaft; and a stator that is electromagnetically coupled to the rotor such that, as the rotor is rotated by the mains water flowing through the apparatus, it causes the stator to generate electricity, wherein the leading bearing comprises one or more water flow passages that are angled to change the direction of water flow through the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 30)
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25. Apparatus for generating electricity from mains water, the apparatus comprising:
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a rotatable shaft; first and second spaced impellors located on the shaft and arranged to cause the shaft to rotate as mains water flows through the apparatus; a rotor associated with the shaft, one or both impellors, or a combination thereof to rotate therewith as mains water flows through the apparatus; a bearing to support the shaft as it rotates; and a stator that is electromagnetically coupled to the rotor such that, as the rotor rotates, it causes the stator to generate electricity. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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