Patent ID: 7199483

Claim:
A system for generating electrical power from water in a channel, comprising: a) a conduit having intake and discharge ends, the intake end communicating with water in the channel and located at a first elevation, the discharge end located at a lower elevation than the first elevation; b) a turbine located in the conduit; c) a generator operatively connected to the turbine; d) a harborage connected in line with the conduit, which conduit conveys water into and out of the harborage, which harborage has a rising and falling water level, the harborage having side walls so as to isolate the water level inside of the harborage from the water level in the channel e) a vessel located in the harborage, the vessel moving vertically between a top position, wherein the vessel takes on water into its interior, and a bottom position, wherein the vessel discharges water from its interior; f) a generator that converts the vertical movement of the vessel into electricity.