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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2012
Applicant:
Donald I. Garnett, Corpus Christi, TX (US);
Inventor:
Donald I. Garnett, Corpus Christi, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for generating electrical energy from continental shelf mass involves moving continental shelf mass onto a conveyor at a first elevation at or near sea level. The mass is moved on the conveyor system to a second elevation well below sea level. Ideally, the second elevation is the bottom of a continental trench. The conveyor is then used to convey a liquid, preferably seawater, to a third elevation higher than the first elevation. The liquid is then passed into a reservoir and through a hydroelectric generator. The conveyor system may include a bucket chain enclosed in a pipeline.