Bucket assembly with containment flap for gravity-type hydropower apparatus
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United States of America
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Jun 25, 2024
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May 30, 2023
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The invention relates to a water wheel having a plurality of circumferentially mounted buckets adapted to receive fluid, each of the buckets having a pivotable containment flap for maintaining the fluid in the buckets for a longer period during downward rotation of the wheel. The containment flaps comprise a buoyant material such that the flaps will float on top of the fluid housed in the buckets. In an embodiment, the buckets are mounted on tracks such that when filled with fluid and rotated on the wheel to a downward angle the buckets will slide radially outwardly, producing added force and power to the wheel and increasing the mechanical energy which is generated. A means for moving the buckets to a retracted position when empty such as heavy spring or elastic cord members or strut is also provided. In combination, the slide and flap increase the power of the wheel.
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