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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2025
Mesa Associates, Inc., Madison, AL (US);
Boualem Hadjerioua, Knoxville, TN (US);
Kevin Polak, Southington, CT (US);
Thomas V. Eldredge, Southport, NC (US);
MESA ASSOCIATES, INC., Madison, AL (US);
Abstract
A hydropower generation system includes a hydropower turbine with both adjustable wicket gates and adjustable runner blades. The hydropower turbine can receive water flow with a head of up to 110 feet. The runner hub of the hydropower turbine can have 8 runner blades that can rotate at a speed of at least 700 revolutions per minute to produce about 500 kW of power from the corresponding generator of the hydropower generation system. In addition, the hydropower turbine can be coupled to the generator with a belt drive that transfers the torque from the hydropower turbine to the generator.