Power Generation By Continuous Floatation
OwnerFernando Gracia Lopezinventor
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Abstract
Power generation systems may be achieved by a variety of system, processes, and techniques. In one implementation, a power generation system may include a tank adapted to hold a liquid and a drive section submersed in the tank. The drive section may include a continuous, collapsible pressure container and a rotatable assembly around which the pressure container is routed. The rotatable assembly may contain an axis mounted to the tank. The drive section may also include a series of panels guided around the rotatable assembly to encourage the pressure container to expand and collapse as it circulates around the rotatable assembly.
Claims17
A power generation system, the system comprising:
- a tank adapted to hold a liquid;
- and
- a drive section submersed in the tank, the drive section comprising:
- a continuous, collapsible pressure container;
- a rotatable assembly around which the pressure container is routed, the rotatable assembly containing an axis mounted to the tank;
- and
- a series of panels guided around the rotatable assembly to encourage the pressure container to expand and collapse as it circulates around the rotatable assembly.
A power generation system, the system comprising:
- an elongated tank adapted to hold a liquid;
- a first rotatable assembly mounted horizontally in the tank;
- a second rotatable assembly mounted horizontally in the tank, the second rotatable assembly spaced apart vertically from the first rotatable assembly;
- an elongated, inflatable/collapsible, continuous pressure container routed around the rotatable assemblies;
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- a series of panels mounted to the inside of an outer portion of the pressure container, the panels urging the expansion and collapse of the pressure container as it circulates around the rotatable assemblies.
A power generation system, the system comprising:
- a tank adapted to hold a liquid,
- a divider separating the tank into a first portion and a second portion;
- a gas injection system adapted to inject gas into the first portion of the tank, the divider adapted to substantially prevent the gas from passing to the second tank portion;
- and
- a chamber mounted around a rotational axis such that one portion of the chamber is located in the first tank portion and a second portion of the chamber is located in the second tank portion;
- wherein the liquid in the first portion is less dense than the liquid in the second portion causing the chamber to rotate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.