Power plants – Pressure fluid source and motor – Utilizing natural energy or having a geographic feature
Patent
1981-01-08
1982-02-23
Spiegel, H. Jay
Power plants
Pressure fluid source and motor
Utilizing natural energy or having a geographic feature
417334, 290 55, F03D 900
Patent
active
043163610
ABSTRACT:
A counterweighted elongate buoyant body that floats on the surface of the sea or a lake has at least one sail supporting mast extending upwardly therefrom as well as vanes that tend to maintain the sails substantially normal to the direction of movement of the wind. The buoyant body is by frame means maintained within the confines of a circular series of piles. The counterweight and means for pivoting each sail from a position normal to the direction of the wind to substantially parallel thereto cooperate to impart a transverse rocking motion to the buoyant body that has an eccentric transverse arcuate member depending therefrom that is engaged by a pair of rollers, as the transverse member moves relative to the pair of rollers a bellows is receprocated upwardly and downwardly to draw water into and discharge it from a check valve controlled confined space to a reservoir situated at a substantial distance above the surface of the body of water. Water discharges by gravity from the reservoir to a turbine or the like to power a generator to produce electricity for power purposes. Power means pivot the sails substantially parallel to the direction of the wind after the latter has rolled the buoyant body to a first position. The counterweight then rolls the buoyant body to a second position where upon the power means pivot the sails to positions substantially normal to the direction of the wind to start another power generating cycle.
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Babcock William C.
Spiegel H. Jay
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