Fluid displacement method and apparatus
OwnerJoseph P. Tillyerinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for using, converting and/or generating energy comprises disposing a second fluid adjacent at least one receiver and allowing the at least one receiver to rise with respect to a first fluid, the at least one receiver being connected to an output member. The apparatus includes at least one receiver disposed within the first fluid, a second fluid, and an output member connected to the at least one receiver.
Claims39
A fluid displacement machine, comprising a first fluid, at least one output member, at least one receiver disposed in the first fluid and connected to the at least one output member, and a fluid outlet arranged to dispose a second fluid adjacent a lower surface of the at least one receiver, the second fluid displacing the first fluid from adjacent the at least one receiver and the first fluid having a density greater than a density of the second fluid so that the at least one receiver rises, applying energy to the at least one output member.
A method of converting energy, comprising providing a receiver disposed in a first fluid, disposing adjacent a lower surface of the receiver a second fluid having a density less than a density of the first fluid, and allowing the receiver to rise within the first fluid, the receiver being connected to at least one output member.
A method of generating power, comprising:
- a) compressing a first compressible fluid during a first period of time;
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- b) disposing the first fluid adjacent a lower surface of a receiver, the receiver being disposed in a second fluid having a greater density than a density of the first fluid, so that the receiver rises within the second fluid so that a generator connected to the receiver generates power during a second period of time;
- c) the demand for power during the first period of time being less than the demand for power during the second period of time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.