Patent ID: 7329964
Filing Date: 2008-02-12
Classification: F01D,F03B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A compact hydropower generation apparatus using a plurality of rotary drums, comprising: a water reservoir for changing the flow direction of water that flows along a river and temporarily storing the water, a base body located at a lower side of the water reservoir and having a drainage way formed at one end of a downwardly inclined portion thereof, an upper closing member and a lower closing member provided at opposite sides of an upper end of the base body, the upper closing member being configured to communicate with the water reservoir, and the lower closing member being configured to communicate with the drainage way through a plurality of drain pipes, a power generating device located between the upper closing member and the lower closing member that, when the water stored in the water reservoir is introduced thereinto through a plurality of water supply pipes, rotates about a plurality of shafts due to the potential energy of the water to obtain power, and an accelerator and a generator coupled to the lower ends of the shafts, wherein said power generating device includes a plurality of rotary drums, and a plurality of stationary drums, wherein each of the rotary drums is provided with a plurality of partitions about a shaft bore thereof, into which one of the shafts is inserted, each partition being divided to define a plurality of spaces, wherein each of the stationary drums has a central shaft bore, into which one of the shafts is inserted, both ends of the stationary drum being closed except for an inlet hole and an outlet hole, and wherein one of the rotary drums and one of the stationary drums are successively arranged at a side of the upper closing member, and the lower closing member is connected to another rotary drum.