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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2009
Frederick E. Becker, Reading, MA (US);
Kerry N. Oliphant, Sandy, UT (US);
Andrew R. Provo, Sharon, VT (US);
Tsukasa Yoshinaka, Town of Mount Royal, CA;
Frederick E. Becker, Reading, MA (US);
Kerry N. Oliphant, Sandy, UT (US);
Andrew R. Provo, Sharon, VT (US);
Tsukasa Yoshinaka, Town of Mount Royal, CA;
Hydro Green Energy, LLC, Westmont, IL (US);
Abstract
A system for installing and extracting a flowing water turbine below the surface of the water includes a flow inducer assembly for improving the conversation of the kinetic energy of a waterway to mechanical energy. The flow inducer assembly includes a nozzle that may be shaped as a cowling and a outlet diffuser. The system may be useful in a number of settings, including, but not limited to, streams, rivers, dams, ocean currents, or tidal areas that have continuous or semi-continuous water flow rates and windy environments.