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US 12,680,526 B2Granted
Sustainable energy and agricultural systems
OwnerRichard A. Carmody, IIIinventor
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Abstract
Renewable energy systems can be deployed on water or with agricultural systems including solar energy panels and wind turbines of various types. Vertically oriented wind turbines may be combined with systems to maintain them vertical, air directors which may also have venturi effect turbines, or not. Wave energy may be captured from roll or pitch energy capture devices or even piston operated anchored systems for various embodiments. Agricultural facilities may combine various technologies to dramatically increase crop yield.
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A waterborne energy capture device comprising:
- a track supported buoyantly by water;
- a magnet constrained to move along the track along a path of the track;
- an inductor connected to the track converting motion of the magnet along the track into electrical energy;
- a float, said float supporting a plurality of energy capture devices;
- radially disposed vertical wind turbines above the float;
- directors radially disposed externally to the vertical wind turbines focusing air flow towards the vertical wind turbines;
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- a platform above at least one of the directors and the vertical wind turbines, said platform supporting solar panels thereon;
- wherein the wave motion of the water imparts motion to the track thereby moving the track relative to the magnet generating electrical energy.
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A waterborne energy capture device comprising:
- a track supported buoyantly by water;
- a magnet constrained to move along the track along a path of the track;
- an inductor connected to the track converting motion of the magnet along the track into electrical energy;
- a float, said float supporting a plurality of energy capture devices;
- a deck on the float, said deck supporting at least one of the solar panels and at least one wind turbine;
- a central wind turbine supported by a bearing ring which maintains the central wind turbine in a vertical position;
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- a wave energy generator disposed within a ball supporting the central wind turbine, said ball supported by the bearing ring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.