Patent ID: 7663257
Filing Date: 2010-02-16
Classification: C02F,E03C,F03B,F05B,H02K,Y02A,Y02B,Y02E,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hydro-power generation system, comprising: a housing; a first hub forming a portion of the housing; a second hub that is fixedly engageable with the first hub, the second hub also forming a portion of the housing; and a plurality of paddles formed with a base configured to engage with both the first hub and the second hub when the first and second hubs are engaged, so that the paddles extend outwardly from the housing and a centering rod, wherein the first hub and the second hub each include a bushing opposite an open end, the bushing configured to receive and be rotatable around the centering rod, and the open end of the first hub engageable with the open end of the second hub.