Patent ID: 7795749
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: F03B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A hydroelectric power generation system comprising an influx and reflux of an oceanic source of tidal energy driving a first hydrodynamic engine and a first generator apparatus by a first tidewater flow commuting through a primary tideway between the oceanic source and a primary tidal reservoir and by a secondary tidal reservoir maintained about an immediately-antecedent slack-tide water level of the oceanic source by a sluice gate held-closed during alternate flood tide and ebb tide quadrants of the first tidewater flow and a controlled release of the secondary tidal reservoir retained capacity managed by gradating an opening of the sluice gate during alternate slack-tide quadrants of diminished first tidal flow to produce a virtual tidewater flow commuting through a secondary tideway situate between the secondary tidal reservoir and the oceanic source to drive a second hydrodynamic engine and a second generator apparatus; whereby the first generator and the second generator may transmute the oceanic source's natural diurnal tide-cycle quadrants of flood tide, high slack-tide, ebb tide and low slack-tide into an invariant source of electric power.