POWER-GENERATING SET Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC F03B9/00 

FIELD: engines and pumps.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to water-power engineering, particularly to power plants driven from a fluid flow energy, and can be used for transforming fluid flow power, e.g. that of river streams, into electrical power. The proposed power-generating set comprises a bearing carcass with an action turbine representing an endless conveyor set on its edge across the fluid flow and provided with two drums, enveloped by the upper and lower flexible pull elements between which the double-wing blades are fitted at an angle to the flow direction in operating conditions. Note that the conveyor has sliding supports interacting with the guides provided in the carcass upper and lower supports. The carcass accommodates electric generator linked up with one of the conveyor drums. The said sliding supports are attached to the conveyor flexible pull elements. Note also that the blades wings are articulated with the help of vertical axles. The free side edges of the aforesaid wings are furnished with additional sliding supports interacting with transverse guides rigidly coupled with the upper and lower pull elements. Note also that the said vertical axles are interconnected by flexible con-rods.

EFFECT: simpler design, reduced conveyor resistance, higher power output.

2 cl, 3 dwg