Low differential temperature rotary engines
AssigneeDyverga Energy Corporation
InventorHarold Emerson Godwin
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Abstract
An engine is configured to generate power by extracting energy from a low temperature or pressure differential. A plurality of movable masses (e.g., fluid contained in and movable between vessels) is coupled to and arranged about a shaft. When subject to a pressure differential, mass moves to a higher vessel thereby increasing its potential energy and producing a gravitational moment that encourages rotation of the plurality of masses in the first direction. The pressure differential can be created by an increase in pressure that can be generated by exposing a substance (e.g., a volatile material) to heat.
Claims43
An engine comprising:
- a plurality of vessels coupled to and arranged about a shaft;
- a plurality of conduits connecting the plurality of vessels together to convey mass between the vessels;
- each of the plurality of vessels being in communication with at least one other of the plurality of vessels via at least one of the conduits, a pressure difference between a lower vessel of the plurality of vessels and a higher vessel of the plurality of vessels causing mass to move from the lower vessel into the higher vessel to produce a gravitational moment that encourages rotation of the plurality of vessels and connected conduits in a first direction;
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- a valve configured to control the pressure difference.
A vessel for use in a rotating engine having a plurality of vessels, the vessel comprising:
- a separator dividing the vessel into a first chamber configured to communicate with an attached vessel via a conduit and a second chamber configured to undergo positive pressure and partial vacuum to cause the separator to move mass into and out of the first chamber via the conduit;
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- a valve positioned to control the positive pressure or partial vacuum in the second chamber.
A method for controlling rotation of an engine having a plurality of vessels arranged about an axis of rotation, the method comprising:
- using valves to control pressure differences between pairs of vessels, wherein a lower positioned vessel receives pressure that is higher than pressure received at a higher positioned vessel;
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- mass moving from lower positioned vessels to higher positioned vessels in response to the pressure differences, the mass producing a gravitational moment that encourages rotation of the engine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.