Apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing power generation
AssigneeBGH Designs, LLC
InventorsBarry G. Heald, Gerard Roberts
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for generating power. A pipe having an input flow is coupleable to an input section configured to receive at least a portion of the input flow. A generation section is coupleable to the input section and includes a pipe section to carry the at least a portion of the input flow, a turbine coupleable to the pipe section and configured to capture energy from the at least a portion of input flow carried by the pipe section, and a generator coupleable to the turbine and configured to generate power from the energy captured by the turbine. An output section may be open ended and configured to provide a discharge for the generation section away from the pipe.
Claims20
An apparatus for providing power generation when coupled to a pipe having an input flow, comprising:
- an input section coupleable to the pipe, the input section configured to receive at least a portion of the input flow;
- a generation section coupleable to the input section, the generation section configured to receive the at least a portion of the input flow, the generation section including a pipe section configured to carry the at least a portion of the input flow, a turbine coupleable to the pipe section and configured to capture energy from the at least a portion of the input flow carried by the pipe section, and a generator coupleable to the turbine and configured to generate power from the energy captured by the turbine;
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- an open ended discharge section coupleable to the generation section, the open ended discharge section configured to receive the at least a portion of the input flow from the generation section and further configured to provide output of the at least a portion of the input flow from the generation section into an environment external to the pipe, so as to eliminate re-entry of the at least a portion of the input flow into the pipe.
A system for providing power generation, comprising:
- a pipe having an input flow;
- an input section coupleable to the pipe, the input section configured to receive at least apportion of the input flow;
- a generation section coupleable to the input section, the generation section configured to receive the at least a portion of the input flow, the generation section including a pipe section configured to carry the at least a portion of the input flow, a turbine coupleable to the pipe section and configured to capture energy from the at least a portion of the input flow carried by the pipe section, and a generator coupleable to the turbine and configured to generate power from the energy captured by the turbine;
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- an open ended discharge section configured to receive the at least a portion of the input flow from the generation section and further configured to provide output of the at least a portion of the input flow from the generation section into an environment external to the pipe, so as to eliminate re-entry of the at least a portion of the input flow into the pipe.
A method for providing power generation, comprising:
- receiving an input flow at a pipe;
- redirecting at least a portion of the input flow from the pipe to an input section;
- providing the redirected at least a portion of the input flow to a pipe section of a generation section;
- capturing energy from the at least a portion of the input flow carried by the pipe section;
- generating power at the generation section by a generator based upon the captured energy;
- receiving the redirected at least a portion of the input flow at an open-ended discharge section;
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- discharging the redirected at least a portion of the input flow into an environment external to the pipe, so as to eliminate re-entry of the redirected at least a portion of the input flow into the pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.