Patent ID: 8360720

Claim:
A power generating system that generates power from the movement of fluids, the system comprising: a turbine comprising: a central longitudinal shaft configured to rotate within diametrically opposed mounts, the shaft configured to extend substantially perpendicularly to the fluid flow, with one end of the shaft configured to operatively couple with a piece of rotating machinery; a plurality of bearings, the first one configured to mount at the end of the shaft furthest from a generator to a support for rotation in a circular direction, and a second bearing configured to mount an intermediate part of the shaft to a support for rotation, with the shaft extending through the second of the bearings; a plurality of blades coupled with the shaft between the pair of bearings, the blades extending radially outwardly from the shaft, the blades being substantially evenly spaced apart around the shaft and each of the blades extending such that a plane defined by them is not parallel to the central axis; and a cylindrical pipe housing the turbine for rotation therein in response to the fluid flow through said cylindrical pipe and said pipe including one or more deflector plates attached to the sidewall and covering a portion of a cross-sectional area of the pipe; and wherein the turbine is configured to rotate in the same direction, regardless of the direction of fluid flow.