Patent ID: 8690117

Claim:
A meter comprising: an inlet for receiving a fluid; a housing defining a first cylindrical chamber receiving the fluid from the inlet, wherein a chamber axis passes through a center of the first cylindrical chamber, and said first cylindrical chamber utilized a first turbine for metering fluid flow; a second cylindrical chamber defined by said housing for generating electric power, wherein said chamber axis passes through a center of the second cylindrical chamber; a second turbine housed within said second cylindrical chamber, wherein fluid flow through said second cylindrical chamber causes the second turbine to rotate; a generator coupled to said second turbine, wherein rotation of said second turbine causes the generator to rotate, and said generator utilizes rotational energy to generate electrical energy; a control valve coupled to the housing, wherein the control valve is aligned along a flow axis; a valve motor coupled to the control valve, wherein the valve motor actuates the control valve; and an outlet coupled to the housing, wherein the outlet is axially aligned with the inlet along the flow axis, and the flow axis does not intersect the chamber axis, and a distance between said inlet and said outlet is 7½ inches.