Flowing water power-generating machine - has hinging blades on spacers between chains running round sprockets

摘要

The water-operated machine, driven by a stream or river, generates electric power, has a supporting base frame (7). At each of the latter's four corners a sprocket (9), with a shaft and bearing, engages the transport chains (12). The latter are fixed to distance-pieces (5) forming stabilisers on which brackets for the blades are fixed, the blades hinging on them. ADVANTAGE - Can be mounted at an above water level or completely submerged, and used in ebbing and flowing currents.