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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2012
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Inventor:
Steven R. Kent, Downey, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 3/00 (2006.01); B21D 53/78 (2006.01); H02K 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 3/00 (2013.01); B21D 53/78 (2013.01); H02K 15/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one implementation, a hydropower module for use in a flowing body of water is described. The module includes an axle and a plurality of paddle fans rotatably coupled to the axle and having a paddle fan rotation. Each paddle fan of the plurality of paddle fans includes a plurality of blades configured to be driven by the body of water. The plurality of paddle fans are oriented in an arc wherein the blades of adjacent paddle fans are closer together at a top of the paddle fan rotation than at a bottom of the paddle fan rotation.