Patent ID: 8266907

Claim:
An energy conversion system comprising: a water tank filled with water; a pair of water trays positioned below the water tank, and connected to receive water from said water tank, each water tray including a rotatable shaft supporting the water tray; a pair of unit bars, one positioned under each of the water trays, each unit bar comprising: a water bucket suspended below the unit bar and positioned to receive water released from the water trays when tilted, a generator attached at one end of each unit bar, and including a ratchet, and a first position and a second position; a cable connecting each of the unit bars, the cable engaged with a plurality of pulleys positioned above the water trays; a vertical rack positioned so that one water tray and one unit bar are on one side of the rack and the other water tray and other unit bar are on the other side, and each generator ratchet is engaged with the rack; and a water sewer positioned below the unit bars and water buckets; wherein the first position is at a water tray and the second position is at the water sewer, the cable and pulleys allow the unit bars to alternate between their first and second positions, and at the first position the water buckets fill with water from the water tray and at the second position the water buckets release water to the sewer.