Subterranean Electricity-Generating System
OwnerRaymond Marvin Piersoninventor
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Abstract
A subterranean electricity-generating system, and methods of making and using the same, whereby the system includes a first generator comprising a first generator rotor and a first generator stator, a second generator comprising a second generator rotor and a second generator stator, and a rotatable shaft operably coupled to the first generator rotor and the second generator rotor to drive rotation thereof. The shaft has a vertical rotation axis, whereby rotation of the shaft drives rotation of the first generator rotor relative to the first generator stator to induce a first electric current, and whereby rotation of the shaft drives rotation of the second generator rotor relative to the second generator stator to induce a second electric current.
Claims21
1-90. (canceled)
A subterranean electricity-generating system, comprising:
- a first generator comprising a first generator rotor and a first generator stator;
- a second generator comprising a second generator rotor and a second generator stator;
- wherein said first and second generators are configured to dispose below a ground surface in a vertical hole which comprises an orphaned well bore;
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- a rotatable shaft operably coupled to said first generator rotor and said second generator rotor to drive rotation thereof;
- wherein said shaft comprises a vertical rotation axis;
- wherein rotation of said shaft drives rotation of said first generator rotor relative to said first generator stator to induce a first electric current;
- wherein rotation of said shaft drives rotation of said second generator rotor relative to said second generator stator to induce a second electric current;
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- wherein said first and second electric currents are directed to said ground surface via conductors for use thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.