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Hydro-power generation for a water treatment system and method of supplying electricity using a flow of liquid

  • US 6,798,080 B1
  • Filed: 10/05/2000
  • Issued: 09/28/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A hydro-power generation system, comprising:

  • a housing that includes an inner wall that defines a passageway having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the cross-sectional area of the passageway is substantially uniform between the inlet and the outlet;

    a rotor concentrically positioned within the passageway such that the rotor is rotated by a flow of liquid through the passageway;

    a turbine nozzle fixedly coupled with the housing and concentrically positioned near the inlet of the passageway, wherein the turbine nozzle comprises a tip and a plurality of struts, the tip configured to increase the velocity of the flow of liquid by diversion of the liquid outwardly toward the inner wall, and the struts configured to direct the flow of liquid through a plurality of channels to the rotor; and

    a stator fixedly positioned to surround the rotor such that rotation of the rotor induces the production of electricity.

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