Exhaust energy recovery system
AssigneeEnergy Recovery Solutions, LLC
InventorRandall Keith West
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Abstract
An exhaust air energy recovery system configured for efficiently extracting energy from an exhaust stack of a building, duct, mine, server, or the like. The system includes an exhaust stack through which exhaust air moves and a turbine assembly connected to the exhaust stack by one or more legs. The turbine assembly is configured to generate energy from the exhaust air, and the turbine assembly includes a generator configured to convert energy based on the exhaust air; a turbine rotor connected to the generator; and a hub portion interposed between the generator and the lower blade plate.
Claims7
An exhaust air energy recovery system comprising:
- an exhaust stack through which exhaust air moves;
- a turbine assembly connected to the exhaust stack by one or more legs, wherein the turbine assembly is configured to generate energy from the exhaust air, and wherein the turbine assembly comprises:
- a generator configured to convert energy based on the exhaust air;
- a turbine rotor connected to the generator, wherein the turbine rotor is configured to be rotated and the turbine rotor comprises:
- an upper blade plate selectively connected to an opposing lower blade plate;
- a plurality of adjustable blades extending radially outward from the upper blade plate;
- a plurality of moveable portions configured to change the pitch angles of the adjustable blades, wherein each of the moveable portions have a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of each of the moveable portions is selectively attached to an upper surface of the upper blade plate and the second end of each of the moveable portions is selectively interlocked with at least a portion of one of the adjustable blades;
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- a hub portion interposed between the generator and the lower blade plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.