Patent ID: 7279803

Claim:
An apparatus for generating electrical power from ocean currents, comprising: an impeller set within a frame in which it can rotate about a shaft; a first set of electromagnetic coils adjacent to the shaft, that remain in a fixed position; a second set of electromagnetic coils attached to the impeller adjacent to the first set of electromagnetic coils, said second set of electromagnetic coils rotating past the first set of electromagnetic coils when the impeller rotates; a third set of electromagnetic coils attached to a periphery of the impeller, said third set of electromagnetic coils being electrically connected to said second set of electromagnetic coils; and a fourth set of electromagnetic coils attached to the frame adjacent to the third set of electromagnetic coils, said third set of electromagnetic coils rotating past the fourth set of electromagnetic coils when the impeller rotates and said fourth set of coils being electrically connected to said first set of coils and being electrically connected to the apparatus's power output connectors.