Patent ID: 11913424
Assignee: JAMES CURTIS LITTLE
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 14:
15. A system for converting a water flow into electrical energy, the system, comprising:
a main cable loop;
a control cable loop, wherein a first pulley, a second pulley, a third pulley, and a fourth pulley are configured to guide the main cable loop and the control cable loop in a rotational direction;
a sail coupled to the main cable loop and the control cable loop, the sail configured to move the main cable loop in the rotational direction when the sail catches the water flow;
a controller coupled to the control cable loop, the controller configured to move the control cable loop in the rotational direction to cause an angle of the sail to change;
a bullwheel coupled to the main cable loop, wherein the main cable loop is configured to turn the bullwheel when the main cable loop moves in the rotational direction; and
a generator coupled to the bullwheel, the generator configured to convert a movement of the bullwheel into the electrical energy.