Patent ID: 8390137

Claim:
A fluid-driven electrical generator, comprising: a base having opposed upper and lower surfaces, the lower surface being adapted for positioning on a support surface; a linearly oscillating disc having opposed upper and lower surfaces and having a central passage formed therethrough, the linearly oscillating disc being resiliently supported above the base to form a lower fluid flow path therebetween; an upper housing mounted above the upper surface of the linearly oscillating disc, the upper housing having at least one sidewall, an upper wall, and at least one fluid inlet formed through the at least one sidewall, the upper wall having a lower surface spaced apart from the upper surface of the linearly oscillating disc to form an upper fluid flow path therebetween; means for drawing ambient fluid through the at least one inlet, through the upper fluid flow path, and through the lower fluid flow path; at least one permanent magnet secured to an outer edge of the linearly oscillating disc; and at least one induction coil mounted adjacent the at least one permanent magnet, the lower surface of the upper wall of the upper housing and at least a portion of the upper surface of the linearly oscillating disc being configured so that fluid flow through the upper flow path causes linearly oscillating movement of the linearly oscillating disc to generate electricity by electromagnetic induction.