Patent ID: 7644805
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: F03B,F03G

Abstract:
1. A power generation system comprising: a plurality of pairs of water tanks wherein each pair of said water tanks is suspended between two ends of an elongated band supported by a series of pulleys, said each pair of said water tanks being operative alternately to position between an upper position and a lower position, a first ratchet wheel rotatable in a first direction and in contact engagement with a first portion of said elongated band, said first ratchet wheel being mounted on a first rotary shaft rotatable in said first direction, a first bevel gear wheel mounted on said first rotary shaft, a first complementary bevel gear wheel mounted on a drive shaft and in rotatable engagement with said first bevel gear wheel, a second ratchet wheel rotatable in a second direction opposite to said first direction and in contact engagement with a second portion of said elongated band, said second ratchet wheel being mounted on a second rotary shaft rotatable in said second direction, a second bevel gear wheel mounted on said second rotary shaft, a second complementary bevel gear wheel mounted on said drive shaft and in rotatable engagement with said second bevel gear wheel and adapted to rotate said drive shaft in said first direction, said drive shaft being rotatably coupled to a rotatable shaft of an electrical power generator through a drive belt.