Patent ID: 9249807
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: F03B,F03D,F04D,F05B,Y02B,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for converting fluidic flow into electrical energy, the apparatus comprising: a focusing chamber having an entrance through which fluidic flow enters the apparatus; a fin diverter having a convex anterior edge, a posterior edge, a curvilinear concave left flanking surface, and a curvilinear concave right flanking surface, the convex anterior edge being wider than the posterior edge and being positioned forward of the entrance of the focusing chamber for directing fluidic flow into the focusing chamber; a constricting chamber having an inlet adjacent a downstream end of the focusing chamber to receive the fluidic flow from the focusing chamber, the constricting chamber having a flow passage that converges in a frustum shape from the inlet end of the constricting chamber to an outlet end of the constricting chamber; a streamliner positioned proximate the constricting chamber for providing laminar quality to the fluidic flow exiting the constricting chamber; an extraction chamber positioned adjacent the streamliner for receiving the fluidic flow; an energy converter driven by the fluidic flow passing through the extraction chamber for producing electrical energy; and a diffusing chamber positioned to receive at an inlet end the fluidic flow passing out of the extraction chamber, the diffusing chamber having a flow passage that diverges from the inlet end of the diffusing chamber to an exhaust end at which the fluidic flow exits the apparatus.