Air compression system

An ambient air compression system comprising:

• a compression chamber having an interior and a periphery, the compression chamber configured to receive ambient air;
• an expandable tube positioned within the compression chamber and designed to remain in a closed configuration under normal conditions, the expandable tube being capable of expanding when exposed to high-pressure air and returning to its closed configuration under normal conditions, with expansion of the expandable tube compressing ambient air present in the compression chamber;
• a first high-pressure air tank configured to store high-pressure air;
• a first one-way valve operatively coupled to the first high-pressure air tank and to the compression chamber for delivering high-pressure air from the first high-pressure air tank to the expandable tube to cause the expansion of the expandable tube;
• a plurality of ambient air intake valves positioned along the periphery of the compression chamber, each ambient air intake valve being configured to allow ambient air to enter the compression chamber when the expandable tube is in the closed configuration;
• a second high-pressure air tank configured to store compressed ambient air at a pressure higher than ambient, the second high-pressure air tank being communicatively coupled to the compression chamber via a two-way valve, wherein the two-way valve selectively transfers compressed ambient air from the compression chamber to the second high-pressure air tank;
• wherein the first high-pressure air tank is connected to the second high-pressure air tank via a central valve centrally disposed with respect to the first and second high pressure air tanks;
• and
• wherein the ambient air compression system operates using previously stored compressed air.