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Method for making miniature hydro-power generation system

  • US 7,812,470 B2
  • Filed: 10/31/2007
  • Issued: 10/12/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of manufacturing a miniature hydro-generation system, the method comprising:

  • providing a first hub and a second hub;

    providing a plurality of paddles, each paddle including a base;

    positioning the base of the paddles in a plurality of lugs disposed on at least one of the first hub or the second hub, or a combination thereof;

    engaging the first hub and the second hub to form a housing that is rotatable and includes an interior cavity formed by the first hub and the second hub;

    disposing at least one of a rotor or a stator of an electrical generator in the interior cavity of the housing, the rotor and the stator positioned in at least one of the first hub and the second hub; and

    maintaining the base of paddles between the first hub and the second hub in a plurality of slots formed by the lugs so that the paddles form a ring and extend away from the housing.

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