Patent ID: 6153944
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: F03B,F03D,F03G,Y02E

Abstract:
An apparatus for generating electricity from the kinetic energy of a flowing fluid in which the apparatus is located, said apparatus comprising:at least one immovable beam;a rigid tubular vane having an interior wall, said interior wall defining an interior space, and said tubular vane disposed around said at least one beam, wherein said beam is situated parallel within said vane, said vane movable in relation to said beam;means for limiting the motion of said vane to unidimensional translational movement wherein the axes of said at least one beam and said vane remain parallel; andmeans for generating electrical energy from the movement of said vane in relation to said at least one beam; wherein the flowing of the fluid past said vane causes said vane to oscillate in relation to said beam.