Patent ID: 7452160

Claim:
A waste water electrical power generating system for installation in association with a waste water pipeline through which waste water flows by gravity, the waste water electrical power generating system comprising: a diversion pipe having an inlet end connected to the waste water pipeline for receiving waste water from the waste water pipeline by gravity flow and having a discharge end connected to the waste water pipeline for discharging waste water back into the waste water pipeline; a strainer positioned at the diversion pipe inlet for straining out large solid objects from the waste water flowing from the waste water pipeline into the diversion pipe; and at least one electrical power generator which generates electrical power in response to the waste water flow through the diversion pipe; wherein waste water flowing through the waste water pipeline by gravity may be selectively diverted through the diversion pipe inlet to flow through the diversion pipe and then back into the waste water pipeline through the discharge connection for operating the electrical power generator when desired.