Power plants – Pressure fluid source and motor – Utilizing natural energy or having a geographic feature
Patent
1978-12-11
1980-07-08
Geoghegan, Edgar W.
Power plants
Pressure fluid source and motor
Utilizing natural energy or having a geographic feature
60407, 290 52, 405 75, 405 78, F15B 1106
Patent
active
042110777
ABSTRACT:
The apparatus of the present invention is comprised of transfer tanks which are located below the hydraulic head of a dam. Connected to the transfer tanks are air inlets extending from the transfer tanks to the atmosphere, and having check valves located therein. A water inlet and valve, interconnect the transfer tanks with the fluid behind the dam, and a water outlet and valve empty the transfer tank downstream of the dam. A storage tank is interconnected to the transfer tank by transfer lines having check valves at their transfer tank ends, and a turbine outlet extends from the storage tank to an air driven turbine. In one embodiment of the invention two transfer tanks and one open-bottomed storage tank are located on the upstream side of the dam at its base. In this embodiment water outlets pass from the bottom of the transfer tanks through the face of the dam. In a second embodiment of the invention two transfer tanks, comprising elongate flow tubes, and several cylindrical storage tanks are located downstream of the dam at its base. The method which is employed with both embodiments of the invention comprises utilizing the hydraulic head of the dam to compress air in the transfer tank by admitting water through the water inlet means, and then storing the compressed air in the storage tank. The transfer tank is then emptied of water, and thus filled with air, and the cycle is repeated.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3538340 (1970-11-01), Lang
patent: 3677008 (1972-07-01), Koutz
patent: 3996741 (1976-12-01), Herberg
Energy Kinematics, Inc.
Geoghegan Edgar W.
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