Patent ID: 6420794
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: F03B,F03D,F05B,Y02E

Abstract:
A hydropower conversion system comprising:a body of water being a delivering reservoir; a body of water being a receiving reservoir; a hydro-turbine rotated by water flowing from the delivering reservoir to the receiving reservoir; a machinery connected to be driven by the hydro-turbine; a means for moving water from the receiving reservoir to the delivering reservoir; a body of water being a back-up reservoir; a passage between the back-up reservoir and the delivering reservoir, the passage allowing water to flow between said back-up reservoir and said delivering reservoir; a functioning level of water in the delivering reservoir located between a bottom of the back-up reservoir and an overflow outlet in said back-up reservoir; and means for fixing a distance between said functioning level of water in the delivering reservoir and a rotational axis of the hydro-turbine to sustain rotation of said hydro-turbine at a constant speed.