FALLING WATER POWER GENERATORS AND POWER GENERATING METHODS

摘要

A method for generating power by converting the vertical movement of floats in one or more reservoirs is provided wherein each reservoir has an inlet and an outlet, a float is disposed in each reservoir, a shaft is connected to each float, and controls are provided for actuating inlet and outlet gates to cause water to flow into and out of each reservoir via its corresponding inlet and outlet, respectively. As a result, flowing water moves each float in a vertically oscillating manner to rotate the shaft at an output rate suitable for generating usable power.