Patent ID: 8759996
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: F03B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for generating usable power derived from hydro-gravitational forces available at a site having a source of water at a first elevation higher than a second elevation at a selected location where the usable power is to be derived, and a run extending between the first and second elevations, the apparatus comprising: a tower for placement at the selected location to receive water from the source of water, the tower having an interior extending upwardly substantially from the second elevation toward the first elevation; a baffle within the interior of the tower, the baffle having a basal end adjacent the second elevation and a top end adjacent the first elevation, the baffle extending upwardly and dividing the interior into a first compartment and a second compartment with each compartment extending upwardly between the second elevation and the first elevation, and the second compartment communicating with the first compartment at the top end of the baffle; the tower including an inlet to the first compartment and an outlet from the second compartment, the inlet and the outlet each being located adjacent the second elevation; and a water duct for extending adjacent the run, from the source of water at the first elevation to the inlet to the first compartment of the tower such that upon a gravitational flow of water from the source of water, through the water duct, and into the first compartment of the tower, the water will fill the first compartment, then flow over the top end of the baffle and into the second compartment, and then flow downwardly through the second compartment to pass through the outlet to actuate an energy conversion device responsive to the flow of water from the outlet from the second compartment of the tower, thereby to generate usable power.