FLOW-ENERGY HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: hydroelectric power engineering; plants using energy of large and small rivers, bottom sea currents, currents of main and other canals. SUBSTANCE: water-immersed housing accommodates bladed chain conveyer around vertically arranged sprockets which is kinematically linked with electric generator; each conveyer blade is made in the form of flap free to rotate about horizontal shaft symmetrically attached to blade to form two parts one of which is heavier than other; distance between shafts of adjacent blades is smaller than blade length. EFFECT: improved design. 2 cl, 3 dwg