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A waterwheel generator providing a high efficiency rotational movement and floating on the surface of the water to generate power according to a water flow. A buoyant installation frame is filled with a predetermined amount of buoyant medium. A waterwheel rotational blade unit includes a plurality o

A waterwheel generator providing a high efficiency rotational movement and floating on the surface of the water to generate power according to a water flow. A buoyant installation frame is filled with a predetermined amount of buoyant medium. A waterwheel rotational blade unit includes a plurality of rotational blades attached around a rotational shaft in a waterwheel receiving hole and immersed in a predetermined depth of water. The waterwheel receiving hole is formed at one side of the buoyant installation frame and exposed to water having a predetermined flowing speed. Height adjustment means is arranged at both ends of the rotational shaft to adjusts its height. Wire hooking means is configured around the outer periphery of the buoyant installation frame to prevent the buoyant installation frame from being carried away by the flow of water. A generator is provided at one side of the rotational shaft.

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1. A water surface floating type high-efficiency waterwheel generator, comprising: a buoyant installation frame filled with a predetermined amount of a buoyant medium of a predetermined buoyancy operation on the water such that the buoyant installation frame floats on the water;waterwheel installati

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A water surface floating type high-efficiency waterwheel generator, comprising: a buoyant installation frame filled with a predetermined amount of a buoyant medium of a predetermined buoyancy operation on the water such that the buoyant installation frame floats on the water;waterwheel installation grooves perforated in any one or more points of the buoyant installation frame and exposed to a water current;a waterwheel type rotational blade unit installed in the waterwheel installation grooves and comprising a plurality of rotational blades attached around a rotational shaft;a height adjuster installed between upper frames placed at a predetermined height on both sides of the rotational blade unit and configured to control top and bottom heights of the rotational blade unit;a wire hooking device, a wire and a fixing anchor, installed in an outer circumference of the buoyant installation frame, at a bottom surface under a surface of the water, and between the outer circumference and the bottom surface, are configured to hold the buoyant installation frame to prevent the buoyant installation frame from being carried away by the water current;a generator installed on one side of the rotational shaft and configured to receive a rotation power of the rotational blade unit rotated by the water current and to convert the rotation power into an electric energy;wherein the buoyant installation frame is a buoyant body having a predetermined width comprising a plurality of horizontal frame pieces and a plurality of vertical frame pieces, each piece having buoyant medium filling chambers filled with a predetermined amount of the buoyant medium, the plurality of horizontal frame pieces and the plurality of vertical frame pieces are positioned to cross each other in a horizontal or vertical direction;a plurality of flange assembly units, each comprising two flanges closely attached to each other and fixed by a plurality of bolts, each flange assembly unit is configured to connect two horizontal frame pieces to each other, to connect two vertical frame pieces to each other, or to connect a horizontal a piece to a vertical frame piece;an air type balance control device installed in each of four corner sides of the buoyant installation frame and configured to control a balance of the buoyant installation frame which is variously changed through an injection and discharge of air, the air type balance control device comprises: a balance control chamber separately sealed within each of the four corner sides of the buoyant installation frame;an air pressure injection valve configured over the balance control chamber to selectively fill or charge the balance control chamber with air;an air discharge valve configured on a side of the balance control chamber to discharge air within the balance control chamber; anda water entrance/exit control valve configured under the balance control chamber to receive water corresponding to an amount of air discharged from the balance control chamber to weigh down the balance control chamber, and to discharge water within the balance control chamber in response to a pressure injection of air into the balance control chamber through the air pressure injection valve to lighten the balance control chamber. 2. The water surface floating type high-efficiency waterwheel generator of claim 1, wherein the height adjuster comprises: one or more guide poles configured in the buoyant installation frame on both sides of the rotational shaft of the rotational blade unit and configured to lengthily stand at a height of the upper frame;an up/down slide block configured in a guide pole to slide up and down along the guide pole, the up/down slide block is connected to left and right sides of the rotational shaft;a screw pole configured to penetrate the up/down slide block 310 from a top surface of the buoyant installation frame to the upper frame;a rotational direction switching member comprising a screw binding groove engaged with the screw pole and a worm wheel outside the screw binding groove in the upper frame over the screw pole;a driving shaft comprising a worm gear configured to send and receive a motive power to and from the worm wheel in a direction crossing the rotational direction switching member; anda driving servo motor configured to provide forward and reverse rotation on any one side of the driving shaft. 3. The water surface floating type high-efficiency waterwheel generator of claim 1, further comprising a primary rotation power transfer device and a speed increase device configured between the generator and the rotational shaft, the primary rotation power transfer device comprising: a spline shaft having a length longer than the height adjuster and configured at a top of the buoyant installation frame at a point at which the spline shaft, supported to upper fixing support plates through a bearing, intersects the rotational shaft;an up/down moving type helical gear having a spline groove formed therein and engaging the spline shaft, at a point at which the up/down type helical gear intersects the rotational shaft, to move up and down;a shaft fixing type helical gear engaging the rotational shaft intersecting the up/down moving type helical gear at a tilt angle of 45° and configured to change rotation 90°; anda gear box configured in a circumference of the up/down moving type helical gear and the shaft fixing type helical gear, and supported by bearings to transfer a rotation power of the spline shaft along with up and down movements of the rotational shaft. 4. The water surface floating type high-efficiency waterwheel generator of claim 3, further comprising a secondary rotation power transfer device to transfer the rotation power of the spline shaft to the speed increase device, the secondary rotation power transfer device is configured between the spline shaft rotated by the primary rotation power transfer device and the speed increase device, the secondary rotation power transfer device comprises first and second gears configured in a rotational input-side shaft disposed on a lower side of the speed increase device and the spline shaft, respectively, so that teeth of the first and second gears are engaged with each other. 5. The water surface floating type high-efficiency waterwheel generator of claim 4, further comprising: a rotational direction automatic conversion device installed on one side of the secondary rotation power transfer device and configured to automatically change a direction in which the rotation power is transferred to a forward rotation or a reverse rotation, the rotational direction automatic conversion device comprises: a conversion gear configured under the spline shaft into which the first gear of the secondary rotation power transfer device has been inserted;an idle gear comprising teeth engaged with teeth of the conversion gear; anda gear moving link member disposed in the first gear of the secondary rotation power transfer device and configured to selectively control a transferred rotation direction to the forward rotation or the reverse rotation in response to an engagement of teeth of the gear moving link member with the teeth of the second gear while the gear moving link member operates up and down at a predetermined interval in response to a movement of a water current direction indicator or to an engagement of the teeth of the gear moving link member with the teeth of the idle gear disposed on a lower side of the second gear of the secondary rotation power transfer device; andwherein the water current direction indicator comprises a screw configured to penetrate the water current direction indicator up and down at the back of the gear moving link member, the water current direction indicator, connected to an axis of the screw, is configured to check a direction of the water current while moving in response to a flow of the water current at the bottom of the buoyant installation frame. 6. The water surface floating type high-efficiency waterwheel generator of claim 5, further comprising a driving control unit coupled between the water current direction indicator and the screw by a shaft or a driving motor configured under the screw, the driving control unit is connected to the driving motor and the water current direction indicator by wires. 7. The water surface floating type high-efficiency waterwheel generator of claim 3, further comprising: a rotational connection gear unit to provide the rotation power to the speed increase device in response to a rotation of the spline shaft by the primary rotation power transfer device and to increase the rotation power at a rotating speed ratio for the generator;a rotational input-side shaft configured on a lower side of the speed increase device; andherein the speed increase device comprises: a rotational input gear of a predetermined size configured in the rotational input-side shaft;a first speed increase gear set installed on one side of the rotational input gear and comprising a first passive gear having teeth engaged with teeth of the rotational input gear and a first middle gear larger than the first passive gear, the first passive and first middle gears are inserted into a first passive shaft up and down;a second speed increase gear set installed on one side of the first speed increase gear set and comprising a second passive gear having teeth engaged with teeth of the first middle gear and a second middle gear larger than the second passive gear, the second passive and second middle gears are inserted into a second passive shaft up and down;a third speed increase gear set installed on one side of the second speed increase gear set and comprising a third passive gear having teeth engaged with teeth of the second middle large gear and a third middle gear larger than the third passive gear, the third passive and third middle gears are inserted into a third passive shaft up and down; anda speed increase output shaft comprising an output gear smaller than the third middle gear and provided on one side at a back of the third speed increase gear set. 8. The water surface floating type high-efficiency waterwheel generator of claim 7, further comprising a motive power rear transfer device installed between a top of the rotational input-side shaft and a top of the speed increase output shaft, and configured to overcome a movement inhibited by a load applied in response due to increasing speed and resistance thereof, the motive power rear transfer device comprises a rotational start-side pulley configured at the top of the rotational input-side shaft, a speed increase load-side pulley configured at the top of the speed increase output shaft, and a tackle bearing installed in a bicycle pedal wheel and inserted into the speed increase load-side pulley. 9. The water surface floating type high-efficiency waterwheel generator of claim 1, further comprising: wires of a predetermined length densely wound on a rotary drum at the top of the buoyant installation frame;a deceleration motor configured on one side of the rotary drum; anda plurality of circular floats configured to pull a plurality of bodies using the wires. 10. The water surface floating type high-efficiency waterwheel generator of claim 1, further comprising a wind power generator configured to provide a reserved power using the wind and installed at the top of the upper frame in which the rotational blade unit has been embedded. 11. A water surface floating type high-efficiency waterwheel generator, comprising: a buoyant installation frame filled with a predetermined amount of a buoyant medium of a predetermined buoyancy operation on the water such that the buoyant installation frame floats on the water;waterwheel installation grooves perforated in any one or more points of the buoyant installation frame and exposed to a water current;a waterwheel type rotational blade unit installed in the waterwheel installation grooves and comprising a plurality of rotational blades attached around a rotational shaft;a height adjuster installed between upper frames placed at a predetermined height on both sides of the rotational blade unit and configured to control top and bottom heights of the rotational blade unit;a wire hooking device, a wire and a fixing anchor, installed in an outer circumference of the buoyant installation frame, at a bottom surface under a surface of the water, and between the outer circumference and the bottom surface, are configured to hold the buoyant installation frame to prevent the buoyant installation frame from being carried away by the water current;a generator installed on one side of the rotational shaft and configured to receive a rotation power of the rotational blade unit rotated by the water current and to convert the rotation power into an electric energy;wherein the buoyant installation frame is a buoyant body having a predetermined width comprising a plurality of horizontal frame pieces and a plurality of vertical frame pieces, each piece having buoyant medium filling chambers filled with a predetermined amount of the buoyant medium, the plurality of horizontal frame pieces and the plurality of vertical frame pieces are positioned to cross each other in a horizontal or vertical direction; anda plurality of flange assembly units, each comprising two flanges closely attached to each other and fixed by a plurality of bolts, each flange assembly unit is configured to connect two horizontal frame pieces to each other, to connect two vertical frame pieces to each other, or to connect a horizontal a piece to a vertical frame piece;a primary rotation power transfer device and a speed increase device configured between the generator and the rotational shaft, the primary rotation power transfer device comprising:a spline shaft having a length longer than the height adjuster and configured at a top of the buoyant installation frame at a point at which the spline shaft, supported to upper fixing support plates through a bearing, intersects the rotational shaft;an up/down moving type helical gear having a spline groove formed therein and engaging the spline shaft, at a point at which the up/down type helical gear intersects the rotational shaft, to move up and down;a shaft fixing type helical gear engaging the rotational shaft intersecting the up/down moving type helical gear at a tilt angle of 45° and configured to change rotation 90<;a gear box configured in a circumference of the up/down moving type helical gear and the shaft fixing type helical gear, and supported by bearings to transfer a rotation power of the spline shaft along with up and down movements of the rotational shaft;a rotational connection gear unit to provide the rotation power to the speed increase device in response to a rotation of the spline shaft by the primary rotation power transfer device and to increase the rotation power at a rotating speed ratio for the generator;a rotational input-side shaft configured on a lower side of the speed increase device; andwherein the speed increase device comprises: a rotational input gear of a predetermined size configured in the rotational input-side shaft;a first speed increase gear set installed on one side of the rotational input gear and comprising a first passive gear having teeth engaged with teeth of the rotational input gear and a first middle gear larger than the first passive gear, the first passive and first middle gears are inserted into a first passive shaft up and down;a second speed increase gear set installed on one side of the first speed increase gear set and comprising a second passive gear having teeth engaged with teeth of the first middle gear and a second middle gear larger than the second passive gear, the second passive and second middle gears are inserted into a second passive shaft up and down;a third speed increase gear set installed on one side of the second speed increase gear set and comprising a third passive gear having teeth engaged with teeth of the second middle large gear and a third middle gear larger than the third passive gear, the third passive and third middle gears are inserted into a third passive shaft up and down; anda speed increase output shaft comprising an output gear smaller than the third middle gear and provided on one side at a back of the third speed increase gear set. 12. The water surface floating type high-efficiency waterwheel generator of claim 11, further comprising: an air type balance control device installed in each of four corner sides of the buoyant installation frame and configured to control a balance of the buoyant installation frame which is variously changed through an injection and discharge of air, the air type balance control device comprises: a balance control chamber separately sealed within each of the four corner sides of the buoyant installation frame;an air pressure injection valve configured over the balance control chamber to selectively fill or charge the balance control chamber with air;an air discharge valve configured on a side of the balance control chamber to discharge air within the balance control chamber; anda water entrance/exit control valve configured under the balance control chamber to receive water corresponding to an amount of air discharged from the balance control chamber to weigh down the balance control chamber, and to discharge water within the balance control chamber in response to a pressure injection of air into the balance control chamber through the air pressure injection valve to lighten the balance control chamber. 13. The water surface floating type high-efficiency waterwheel generator of claim 11, further comprising a motive power rear transfer device installed between a top of the rotational input-side shaft and a top of the speed increase output shaft, and configured to overcome a movement inhibited by a load applied in response due to increasing speed and resistance thereof, the motive power rear transfer device comprises a rotational start-side pulley configured at the top of the rotational input-side shaft, a speed increase load-side pulley configured at the top of the speed increase output shaft, and a tackle bearing installed in a bicycle pedal wheel and inserted into the speed increase load-side pulley. 14. The water surface floating type high-efficiency waterwheel generator of claim 11, wherein the height adjuster comprises: one or more guide poles configured in the buoyant installation frame on both sides of the rotational shaft of the rotational blade unit and configured to lengthily stand at a height of the upper frame;an up/down slide block configured in a guide pole to slide up and down along the guide pole, the up/down slide block is connected to left and right sides of the rotational shaft;a screw pole configured to penetrate the up/down slide block 310 from a top surface of the buoyant installation frame to the upper frame;a rotational direction switching member comprising a screw binding groove engaged with the screw pole and a worm wheel outside the screw binding groove in the upper frame over the screw pole;a driving shaft, comprising a worm gear configured to send and receive a motive power to and from the worm wheel in a direction crossing the rotational direction switching member; anda driving servo motor configured to provide forward and reverse rotation on any one side of the driving shaft. 15. The water surface floating type high-efficiency waterwheel generator of claim 11, further comprising a secondary rotation power transfer device to transfer the rotation power of the spline shaft to the speed increase device, the secondary rotation power transfer device is configured between the spline shaft rotated by the primary rotation power transfer device and the speed increase device, the secondary rotation power transfer device comprises first and second gears configured in a rotational input-side shaft disposed on a lower side of the speed increase device and the spline shaft, respectively, so that teeth of the first and second gears are engaged with each other. 16. The water surface floating type high-efficiency waterwheel generator of claim 15, further comprising: a rotational direction automatic conversion device installed on one side of the secondary rotation power transfer device and configured to automatically change a direction in which the rotation power is transferred to a forward rotation or a reverse rotation, the rotational direction automatic conversion device comprises: a conversion gear configured under the spline shaft into which the first gear of the secondary rotation power transfer device has been inserted;an idle gear comprising teeth engaged with teeth of the conversion gear; anda gear moving link member disposed in the first gear of the secondary rotation power transfer device and configured to selectively control a transferred rotation direction to the forward rotation or the reverse rotation in response to an engagement of teeth of the gear moving link member with the teeth of the second gear while the gear moving link member operates up and down at a predetermined interval in response to a movement of a water current direction indicator or to an engagement of the teeth of the gear moving link member with the teeth of the idle gear disposed on a lower side of the second gear of the secondary rotation power transfer device; andwherein the water current direction indicator comprises a screw configured to penetrate the water current direction indicator up and down at the back of the gear moving link member, the water current direction indicator, connected to an axis of the screw, is configured to check a direction of the water current while moving in response to a flow of the water current at the bottom of the buoyant installation frame. 17. The water surface floating type high-efficiency waterwheel generator of claim 16, further comprising a driving control unit coupled between the water current direction indicator and the screw by a shaft or a driving motor configured under the screw, the driving control unit is connected to the driving motor and the water current direction indicator by wires. 18. The water surface floating type high-efficiency waterwheel generator of claim 11, further comprising: wires of a predetermined length densely wound on a rotary drum at the top of the buoyant installation frame;a deceleration motor configured on one side of the rotary drum; anda plurality of circular floats configured to pull a plurality of bodies using the wires. 19. The water surface floating type high-efficiency waterwheel generator of claim 11, further comprising a wind power generator configured to provide a reserved power using the wind and installed at the top of the upper frame in which the rotational blade unit has been embedded.