HYDRODYNAMIC ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM WITH ENERGY RECOVERY AND LEVERING SUBSYSTEM

摘要

The hydrodynamic energy generation system includes a vertically aligned housing comprising a hollow interior and an opening at a top, wherein the housing is at least partially submerged in a body of water, a valve coupled to a top of the housing for regulating an amount of water that enters the opening at the top and falls into the housing, wherein the valve is located under a water line, a water wheel coupled to a generator that produces electrical power when the water wheel is moved by water that falls into the housing, a reservoir located below the water wheel for holding water, a pump for removing water from the reservoir, and a water jet for receiving water from the pump and jettisoning water towards the water wheel, so as to move the water wheel and cause the generator to produce electrical power.

主权项

1. A hydrodynamic energy generation system, comprising:
a vertically aligned housing comprising a hollow interior and an opening at a top, wherein the housing is at least partially submerged in a body of water; a valve coupled to a top of the housing for regulating an amount of water that enters the opening at the top and falls into the housing, wherein the valve is located at or under a water line; a first water wheel located below the valve and within the housing, wherein the first water wheel is mechanically coupled to a first generator that produces electrical power when the first water wheel is moved by water that falls into the housing; a reservoir located below the first water wheel and within the housing, wherein the reservoir holds the water that has travelled via the first water wheel; at least one pump for removing water from the reservoir, wherein the at least one pump is at least partially powered by an external power source; a first water jet for receiving water from the at least one pump and jettisoning water towards the first water wheel, so as to move the first water wheel and cause the first generator to produce electrical power, wherein the first water jet is at least partially powered by the external power source; and a coupling for conductively coupling the hydrodynamic energy generation system with the external power source.