Patent ID: 8772957
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: F03B,F05B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A paddlewheel power generation system, wherein said system comprises a suitable paddlewheel including a plurality of radially configured blades, wherein said paddlewheel is situated within an artificial channel made from a solid material such that said channel includes a closed bottom portion, two closed sides, a first open end, a second open end, and an open top portion, wherein said paddlewheel is positioned at a location above said artificial channel but also in a configuration to allow for a portion thereof to always be extended into said artificial channel and to allow for a portion thereof to always be present external to said artificial channel, wherein said paddlewheel is situated properly to permit rotation thereof in the same direction as a fluid passing through said artificial channel, and wherein said closed bottom portion includes a rising and lowering curved floor that is at the same height at said first and second open ends and rises to a different height in between said first and second open ends.