Patent ID: 8058741
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: F03B,F05B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A hydroelectric power system comprising: a support structure including an inclined surface, at least one water channel being formed in said inclined surface; a source of water being located below a top of said inclined surface; at least one pumping system for the transfer of water from said source of water to said top of said inclined surface; a plurality of paddle wheels being rotatably retained along a length of said inclined surface, each one of said plurality of paddle wheels including a plurality of paddles and a paddle axle, a portion of said plurality of paddle wheels being disposed in said at least one water channel; at least one of said plurality of paddles being a tank paddle, said tank paddle including a hollow space for the retention of a flowable substance; a plurality of electrical generators, each one of said electrical generators including a rotor and a plurality of stator sections, said rotor being retained on said paddle axle; and a control device engaging and disengaging said plurality of stator sections.