Energy generating system
AssigneeGreen Current (Pty) Ltd
InventorsChriste SJ Christos, Lyle Lawrence Ireland
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Abstract
An energy generating system (10) includes: (i) a first conduit (14) for conveying air there along, which first conduit defines: a first conduit inlet for receiving air; and a first conduit outlet (14a) for discharging air; (ii) a turbine rotor (22); (iii) a turbine housing (20) radially surrounding the turbine rotor; and (iv) an exhaust conduit (18) that extends from the turbine housing to convey air discharged from the turbine rotor. The turbine housing and first conduit define an annular gap (24) therebetween; and the turbine rotor is: (a) disposed within the annular gap defined between the turbine housing and the first conduit; and (b) rotatably secured to the first conduit.
Claims9
An energy generating system (10) including:
- a compressor or a blower;
- a first conduit (14) that:
- extends from the compressor or blower and is in fluid communication with the compressor or the blower for conveying air discharged from the compressor or the blower;
- and
- defines:
- a first conduit inlet for receiving the air from the compressor or the blower;
- and
- a first conduit outlet (14a) for discharging the air received from the compressor or the blower;
- a turbine rotor (22);
- a turbine housing (20) radially surrounding the turbine rotor;
- and
- an exhaust conduit (18) that extends from the turbine housing,
- characterised in that:
- the turbine housing and the first conduit define an annular gap (24) therebetween;
- the turbine rotor is:
- disposed within the annular gap defined between the turbine housing and the first conduit;
- and
- rotatably secured to the first conduit, wherein
- a first axial end (20a) of the turbine housing and the first conduit together define an annular inlet operatively upstream of the turbine rotor;
- the first axial end of the turbine housing is spaced from and does not extend to the compressor or the blower, in use, to receive ambient air into the turbine housing;
- and
- the energy generating system being configured such that the air discharged from the first conduit outlet and the ambient air discharged from the turbine rotor is conveyed along the exhaust conduit, thereby, in use to create a pressure differential across the turbine rotor.
An energy generating system (10) including:
- a compressor or a blower;
- a first conduit (14) that:
- extends from the compressor or the blower;
- defines:
- a first conduit inlet;
- and
- a first conduit outlet (14a);
- and
- receives air from the compressor or the blower via the first conduit inlet, conveys the air received from the compressor or the blower along the first conduit and discharges the air received from the compressor or the blower via the first conduit outlet;
- a turbine rotor (22);
- a turbine housing (20) radially surrounding the turbine rotor;
- and
- an exhaust conduit (18) that extends from the turbine housing and defines an exhaust conduit outlet axially spaced from the first conduit outlet,
- characterised in that:
- the turbine housing and the first conduit together define an annular gap (24) therebetween;
- the turbine rotor is:
- disposed within the annular gap defined between the turbine housing and the first conduit;
- and
- rotatably secured to the first conduit;
- a first axial end (20a) of the turbine housing and the first conduit defines an annular inlet operatively upstream of the turbine rotor;
- ambient air operably enters the annular gap defined between the turbine housing and the first conduit via the annular inlet;
- and
- the exhaust conduit conveys both:
- the ambient air that entered the annular gap defined between the turbine housing and the first conduit;
- and
- the air from the compressor or the blower that is discharged from the first conduit outlet,
- along the exhaust conduit, discharging such conveyed air via the exhaust conduit outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.