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Apparatus for generating electrical power includes a floatable platform, which supports a plurality of water wheels. The shafts of the water wheels are interconnected in tandem for driving an electric generator. The speed of rotation of each of the water wheels is regulated by adjustably positioning

Apparatus for generating electrical power includes a floatable platform, which supports a plurality of water wheels. The shafts of the water wheels are interconnected in tandem for driving an electric generator. The speed of rotation of each of the water wheels is regulated by adjustably positioning the respective vanes thereof.

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Apparatus for converting the flow of water into electric power comprising: (a) a floatable platform formed with opposite sides; (b) a plurality of water wheels mounted on each side of said platform for rotation and adapted to be impelled by the flow of water for rotation; (c) coupling means intercon

Apparatus for converting the flow of water into electric power comprising: (a) a floatable platform formed with opposite sides; (b) a plurality of water wheels mounted on each side of said platform for rotation and adapted to be impelled by the flow of water for rotation; (c) coupling means interconnecting said water wheels for transmitting hydrodynamic power, said coupling means comprising an axial shaft for each of said water wheels respectively, said axial shafts being rotatable in response to its associated water wheel being impelled to rotate by the flow of water, successive water wheels of said water wheels being located on said opposite sides of said platform, said coupling means interconnecting successive axial shafts of said axial shafts for transferring hydrodynamic power successively from axial shaft to axial shaft for progressively increasing the magnitude of transferred hydrodynamic power; and (d) electric generating means responsive to the transmission of said hydrodynamic power for generating electric power.