Patent ID: 6885114

Claim:
A hydro-power generation system, comprising: a centering rod; a bushing positioned to surround the centering rod; a housing coupled with the bushing, wherein the housing and the bushing are rotatable around the centering rod; a plurality of paddles coupled with an outer surface of the housing, wherein the paddles are generally concaved and longitudinally extend outward from the outer surface of housing perpendicular to the centering rod; and a permanent magnet generator enclosed within the housing, the permanent magnet generator comprising a stator coupled with the centering rod and a rotor coupled with an interior surface of the housing, wherein the rotor and stator cooperatively operate to maintain the position of the bushing surrounding the centering rod without substantial contact between the bushing and the centering rod, wherein the bushings are disposed at opposed ends of the housing and comprise an aperture to accommodate the centering rod and an outer surface formed to fit within an aperture in the outer surface of the housing.