CPC E21B 41/0085 (2013.01) [E21B 23/03 (2013.01); E21B 47/13 (2020.05)] | 19 Claims |
1. A power generation system comprising:
a housing including a window in a sidewall thereof, the window having a top and a bottom;
a turbine driven by fluid flow, the turbine disposed in the housing adjacent to the window between the top and the bottom;
an alternator driven by the turbine, the alternator configured to convert energy from the fluid flow to electrical energy;
an electrical power storage device configured to be charged by the electrical energy generated from the fluid flow; and
a connector configured to transfer power from the power storage device to a device requiring electrical power outside the power generation system;
wherein the power generation system is configured to be removably disposed in a side pocket mandrel in a wellbore.
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