Fluid driven electrical power apparatus

Claim 1

A fluid driven electrical power generating apparatus comprising: frame means; magnetic field producing means mounted from said frame means for rotation about an axis, said field producing means having a central cylindrical cavity coaxial with its axis of rotation; armature means mounted from said frame means for rotation about said axis, said armature means including an armature winding disposed within said field producing means cylindrical cavity whereby the field producing means and armature winding may rotate with respect to one another for electrical power generation; a first impeller wheel affixed to and mounted coaxially about at least a portion of said field producing means and in driving relationship therewith; first fluid conduit means for Delivering motive fluid to said first impeller wheel for rotating said wheel means in a first direction, and first fluid conduit means being disposed generally transverse to said axis and having a fluid discharging end confronting the periphery of said first impeller wheel for transferring momentum of motive fluid discharging from said first conduit means to said first impeller wheel; a second impeller wheel coaxial with said axis and spacially displaced from said first impeller wheel, said second impeller wheel being connected in mechanical driving relationship to said armature means; and second fluid conduit means for delivering motive fluid to said second impeller wheel for rotating said armature means in a second direction opposite to said first direction, said second fluid conduit means being disposed generally transverse to said axis and having a fluid discharging end disposed adjacent the periphery of said second impeller wheel.