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This invention involves a hydroelectric turbine system that is capable of producing electricity while sustaining a majority of the fluid flow or hydraulic pressure within the pipe line or pipe network driving the system. The system's objective is to shave as little pressure as possible from an enclo

This invention involves a hydroelectric turbine system that is capable of producing electricity while sustaining a majority of the fluid flow or hydraulic pressure within the pipe line or pipe network driving the system. The system's objective is to shave as little pressure as possible from an enclosed pipe system that requires pressure to operate and function properly. More particularly, this invention relates to a hydroelectric turbine generator system wherein the system is specially designed and configured with an unique impeller and fluted turbine housing that enable a generator device to produce a particular amount of electric current and voltage, while yet minimizing flow restriction and pressure loss to the fluid pressure driving the system. Application of this technology includes all fluid flow or fluid transfer systems that require sustained pressure to move fluids like water or other materials from one location or point to another, through pipes, pipe systems or networks, regardless of distance or pipe size diameters. This invention, for example will be ideally suited for powering electronic control or monitoring systems in landscapes, parks, roadway easements, golf courses or public water transfer systems or other remote sites that may require power. Utilization of this invention provides an ecological and reliable energy production source, usually on a small scale, in remote locations where incorporating other forms of power supply may be less practical, impractical or impossible.

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1. A hybrid hydroelectric turbine power generator system is provided that is in connection to and functions with a pipe system network that conveys fluid that flows under hydraulic pressure consisting of a first section that consists of a fluid flow supply, where a fluid delivery means provides flui

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A hybrid hydroelectric turbine power generator system is provided that is in connection to and functions with a pipe system network that conveys fluid that flows under hydraulic pressure consisting of a first section that consists of a fluid flow supply, where a fluid delivery means provides fluid under pressure,an intake section, in fluid communication with said first section, having an inner diameter that is equivalent to the volumetric capacity of said first section, said intake section receiving said fluid under pressure, containing coupling means between said first section and said intake section, said intake section directing fluid flow along a plane no greater than 45 degree from the axis of said fluid flow supply,a housing body, axially located from said intake section and physically connected thereto, containing an ingress portion and an egress portion, said housing being adapted to axially receive said fluid in said ingress portion and discharge said fluid through a volute scroll in a circumferential manner perpendicular to said fluid flow direction in said ingress portion, said housing containing a sloped fluted region, located between said ingress and said egress section,a rotationally enhanced fluid flow divergence device that rotates on a shaft that is shared in common with at least one power generator device and located within said housing, having a bulbous entrance point, a height adjusting means, fluid channeling vanes, fluid exit plateau, shaft coupling interface means, a back face, and shaft sealing means, and whereby said plateau is in fluid communication with said volute scroll, and said vanes are designed to allow said device to rotate in a direction opposite of said fluid flow discharge,a sealable rear panel, removably attached to said egress portion of said housing, having an interior side and an exterior side, said panel permits access to said rotationally enhanced fluid flow divergence device, and wherein said interior side adapted to interface with said shaft coupling interface means portion permitting the pass through said shaft, and containing sealing means between said housing and interior of said rear panel to prohibit escape of fluid from said housing interior to the exterior,a power generating means interface plate coincident with axis of said shaft adaptable to accommodate the installation of at least one mounting interface apparatus of a power generating means, said power generating means containing a shaft, which rotatably communicates with said shaft coupling interface means of said rotationally enhanced fluid flow divergence device, whereby said rotational motion of said shaft causes said power generating means to convert said rotational motion into electrical energy in varying voltages, amperages, phases and currents,a discharge portion, located in fluid communication with said egress portion of said housing, volumetric capacity of said discharge portion is equivalent to said intake portion, anda return section, said return section in fluid communication with said discharge portion and said fluid flow supply, said return section in a plane with no more than 45 degrees from the axis of said fluid flow supply from said discharge portion. 2. A hybrid hydroelectric turbine power generator system is provided that is in connection to and functions with a pipe system network that conveys fluid that flows under hydraulic pressure as described in claim 1 where said turbine system is capable of sustaining a majority of said hydraulic pressure between said first section and said return section of said pipe system network, wherein said turbine system maintains an amount of less than fifty (50%) percent dynamic pressure differential between said first and said return section. 3. A hybrid hydroelectric turbine power generator system is provided that is in connection to and functions with a pipe system network that conveys fluid that flows under hydraulic pressure as described in claim 1 wherein said power generating means includes any device selected from the group manufacture comprising electric generators, alternators, and VDC motors of any size and type. 4. A hybrid hydroelectric turbine power generator system is provided that is in connection to and functions with a pipe system network that conveys fluid that flows under hydraulic pressure as described in claim 3 wherein one or more said power generating means are mechanically connected to at least one said shaft incorporating mechanical leverage devices between said power generating means and said rotationally enhanced fluid flow divergence device, said mechanical leverage devices increasing said shaft turn speed and velocity at the generator device so as to generate more electric voltage and current. 5. A hybrid hydroelectric turbine power generator system is provided that is in connection to and functions with a pipe system network that conveys fluid that flows under hydraulic pressure as described in claim 4, whereby multiple said power generating means are mechanically connected to a single said shaft, said shaft is connected to said multiple power generating means by incorporating mechanical connection devices that transfers mechanical rotary motion at least one said power generating device. 6. A hybrid hydroelectric turbine power generator system is provided that is in connection to and functions with a pipe system network that conveys fluid that flows under hydraulic pressure as described in claim 1 where said rotationally enhanced fluid flow divergence device provides a radial flow that enables said device to rotate at a center point perpendicular to the axis of said fluid flow, said device containing multiple vanes, said vanes being radially spaced, emanating from a central axis in a logarithmic spiral, whereby each said vane has a maximum height at the point nearest center of said fluid flow axis and a minimum height at the open end at the point farthest from center of said fluid flow axis, and wherein said divergence device rotates freely and does not make physical contact with said housing. 7. A hybrid hydroelectric turbine power generator system is provided that is in connection to and functions with a pipe system network that conveys fluid that flows under hydraulic pressure as described in claim 6 wherein said vanes incorporate sloping curved radiused plane extending linearly between said maximum of said vane of said minimum of said vane and said axis of rotation, said radiused plane designed to maximize centrifugal forces upon said vanes by said fluid flow. 8. A hybrid hydroelectric turbine power generator system is provided that is in connection to and functions with a pipe system network that conveys fluid that flows under hydraulic pressure as described in claim 6 wherein each said vanes contains sharp cut leading and trailing edges where fluid flow makes first and last respectively contact with said vane. 9. A hybrid hydroelectric turbine power generator system is provided that is in connection to and functions with a pipe system network that conveys fluid that flows under hydraulic pressure as described in claim 6 where said rotationally enhanced fluid flow divergence device is axi-centrifugal type circular disk that is shaped to maximally conform to said sloped region of said housing so as to minimize flow that could circumvent said divergence device. 10. A hybrid hydroelectric turbine power generator system is provided that is in connection to and functions with a pipe system network that conveys fluid that flows under hydraulic pressure as described in claim 6 whereby said bulbous entrance point to said rotationally enhanced fluid flow divergence device is adjustable in height, width, length and diameter so as to reduce or increase distance from said ingress point and subsequently affecting rotational spin speed, pressure differential loss or gain, turn velocity and torque. 11. A hybrid hydroelectric turbine power generator system is provided that is in connection to and functions with a pipe system network that conveys fluid that flows under hydraulic pressure as described in claim 9 where said rotationally enhanced fluid flow divergence device is axi-centrifugal type circular disk that is shaped to maximally conform to said sloped region of said housing so as to minimize flow that could circumvent said divergence device is covered with a shroud, said shroud having a shape similar to said sloped region of said housing, and wherein said shroud being attached in near proximity to said bulbous entrance point and extending out covering and in connection with said logarithmic vanes, said shroud extending from said attachment along that area of interface between said divergence device and said sloped region. 12. A hybrid hydroelectric turbine power generator system is provided that is in connection to and functions with a pipe system network that conveys fluid that flows under hydraulic pressure as described in claim 1-whereby said volute scroll portion of said housing consists of a tapered interior portion that increases in volumetric size as fluid flow nears the discharge portion of the housing, and said scroll having an interior opening that fluidly communicates with said open end of said fluid flow divergence device, said opening varied in dimension corresponding to said fluid flow divergence devices of differing flow capacities. 13. A hybrid hydroelectric turbine power generator system is provided that is in connection to and functions with a pipe system network that conveys fluid that flows under hydraulic pressure as described in claim 1 wherein said inlet section and said discharge portion are of the same diameter. 14. A hybrid hydroelectric turbine power generator system is provided that is in connection to and functions with a pipe system network that conveys fluid that flows under hydraulic pressure as described in claim 1 wherein said inlet section diameter is smaller than diameter of said discharge portion. 15. A hybrid hydroelectric turbine power generator system is provided that is in connection to and functions with a pipe system network that conveys fluid that flows under hydraulic pressure as described in claim 1 wherein said turbine system housing can consist of multiple inlet sections and discharge portions. 16. A hybrid hydroelectric turbine power generator system is provided that is in connection to and functions with a pipe system network that conveys fluid that flows under hydraulic pressure as described in claim 1 where said inlet section can be adapted to any diameter using a connection or coupling means selected from a group consisting of bolted or threaded flanges, fittings, unions, threaded fittings, threaded adaptors or couplings, slip adaptors, compression couplings or fittings, welded joints, solvent weld or glue joints or pipe or hose sections or lengths that are integrated or unitized with said turbine system's inlet section. 17. A hybrid hydroelectric turbine power generator system is provided that is in connection to and functions with a pipe system network that conveys fluid that flows under hydraulic pressure as described in claim 1 wherein said discharge portion can be adapted to any diameter using a connection or coupling means selected from a group consisting of bolted or threaded flanges, fittings, unions, threaded fittings, threaded adaptors or couplings, slip adaptors, compression couplings or fittings, welded joints, solvent weld or glue joints or pipe or hose sections or lengths that are integrated or unitized with said discharge end of said turbine system. 18. A hybrid hydroelectric turbine power generator system is provided that is in connection to and functions with a pipe system network that conveys fluid that flows under hydraulic pressure as described in claim 1 where said turbine system includes a bypass apparatus that permits up to an amount equal to all said fluid flow to circumvent the turbine system so as to provide variant flow and pressure to said pipe system network and said turbine system. 19. A hybrid hydroelectric turbine power generator system is provided that is in connection to and functions with a pipe system network that conveys fluid that flows under hydraulic pressure as described in claim 18 where said bypass apparatus utilizes a restrictive control means selected from the group comprising of; hydraulic valves that are operated manually by hand, electronic control device or operated automatically by electric solenoids, servo-motors, actuators, relays, ball or gate valves that are operated manually or automatically by servo-motors, actuators, solenoids or relays. 20. A rotationally enhanced fluid flow divergence mechanism used to translate hydraulic flow of a fluid under pressure into a rotational, said mechanism providing a radial path for said fluid flow that enables said mechanism to rotate about a center point coincident to the axis of said fluid low, while minimizing pressure differential to less than 50% comprising a bulbous fluid flow interface spinner segment, said spinner segment having an axis coincident to the axis of said fluid lowa main body having a centrally aligned vertical axis, said vertical axis which is connected to the central axis of said spinner segment, said body containing a backing plate, said backing plate having a radiused curved frontal side, a rear portion and an outer diameter,multiple fluid flow divergence vanes, said vanes radiating from and coincident to said vertical axis of said main body along the length of a curved path, terminating upon said outer diameter of said backing plate, said vanes being radially spaced, radiating from a central axis in a logarithmic spiral path, whereby each said vane has a closed end where the maximum height of said vane is located, said maximum height occurring at the point nearest to center of said fluid flow axis and a minimum height at an open end at the point farthest from center of said fluid flow axis, anda coupling shaft interface portion, centrally aligned to said main body, secured to said rear portion of said backing plate defined by structural characteristics to withstand the torsional loads to which said interface is subjected. 21. A rotationally enhanced fluid flow divergence mechanism comprising as described in claim 20 whereby the height, and diameter of said spinner segment is directly proportional to the rotational spin speed, turn velocity and torque of said mechanism and the pressure differential loss or gain of said fluid flow through said mechanism. 22. A rotationally enhanced fluid flow divergence mechanism comprising as described in claim 20 where said outer diameter of said backing plate is directly proportional to the rate of rotation and torque produced by said mechanism. 23. A rotationally enhanced fluid flow divergence mechanism comprising as described in claim 20 whereby dimensions of the height of said vanes is directly proportional to the rotational spin speed, turn velocity and torque of said mechanism and the pressure differential loss or gain of said fluid flow through said mechanism.