US Patent 9157332 Hydrodynamic energy generation system with energy recovery and levering subsystem

The hydrodynamic energy generation system includes a vertically aligned housing comprising a hollow interior and an opening at a top, wherein the housing is at least partially submerged in a body of water, a valve coupled to a top of the housing for regulating an amount of water that enters the opening at the top and falls into the housing, wherein the valve is located under a water line, a water wheel coupled to a generator that produces electrical power when the water wheel is moved by water that falls into the housing, a reservoir located below the water wheel for holding water, a pump for removing water from the reservoir, and a water jet for receiving water from the pump and jettisoning water towards the water wheel, so as to move the water wheel and cause the generator to produce electrical power.