Patent ID: 6956300

Claim:
A turbine or other apparatus of power generation using means responsive to motive fluid wherein the fluid intake is implemented via a gate or penstock which is: mechanically or electro-mechanically able to instantaneously adjust its physical orientation in any direction to adapt to changes in the direction of the streamlines of a free flowing motive fluid; wherein said apparatus is physically secured by a mounting system comprised of circular bearings in one axis or plural axes commonly implemented as a gimbal, to provide the ability to instantaneously adjust the physical orientation of said fluid intake in any direction, to adapt to changes in the direction of said free flowing motive fluid; wherein the kinetic energy contained in said motive fluid is converted to electrical potential; wherein said kinetic energy contained in the motive fluid is converted to electrical potential by means of a coaxial fluid coupler or impeller directly driving the rotor of a DC generator, or, directly driving or indirectly driving through a system of gears, an AC induction generator with external voltage rectifiers producing a direct current output; wherein the voltage output of said DC generator or said AC induction generator with external voltage rectifiers is sensed to control a gate which inhibits flow to reduce the rotational velocity of said coaxial fluid coupler or impeller thus reducing the forces of gyroscopic precession, so to quicken the response to changes in the direction of the streamlines of a free flowing motive fluid.