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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
May. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Phillip Lynn Chauvin, Lincoln, CA (US);
Inventor:
Phillip Lynn Chauvin, Lincoln, CA (US);
Assignee:
CHAUP, Inc., Lincoln, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 13/00 (2006.01); H02P 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A chained assembly of hydroelectric power generators is capable of generating electrical power from a moving body of water. The chained assembly comprises at least one anchoring stand and a plurality of hydroelectric power generators. Each hydroelectric power generator comprises a buoyant shell that is buoyant or partially buoyant in a body of water. One or more of the buoyant shells are suspended from the anchoring stand. Each buoyant shell contains an electrical generator mounted on a stationary shaft. An electrical cable connects the hydroelectric power generators.