Gravity-actuated fluid displacement power generator

A gravity-actuated power generator, comprising:

• a. a first fluid medium;
• b. a plurality of containers, said containers being immersed in and having a variable buoyancy with respect to said first fluid medium;
• c. rotating means, said rotating means being connected to and driven by said containers, and having at least one substantially horizontal axis of rotation;
• and
• d. gravity-actuated pump means, said gravity-actuated pump means being connected to and controlling the buoyancy of said containers in accordance with the positions of said containers with respect to said axis of rotation;
• e. whereby said containers positioned to move upwardly about said axis of rotation are lighter in weight, and said containers positioned to move downwardly about said axis of rotation are heavier in weight, relative to the weight of said first fluid medium displaced thereby;
• f. such that said containers move by force of gravity and fluid displacement about said axis of rotation,
• g. a second fluid medium, said second fluid medium being heavier than an equal volume of said first fluid medium and being contained within said containers;
• and
• h. conduit means, said conduit means connecting between said containers positioned to move upwardly about said axis of rotation and said containers positioned to move downwardly about said axis of rotation, thereby forming opposite pairs of containers,
• i. said gravity-actuated pump means being adapted to pump said second fluid medium from said containers positioned to move upwardly about said axis of rotation, through said conduit means, to said containers positioned to move downwardly about said axis of rotation.

A gravity-actuated power generator, comprising:

• a. a first fluid medium;
• b. a plurality of containers, said containers being immersed in and having a variable buoyancy with respect to said first fluid medium;
• c. rotating means, said rotating means being connected to and driven by said containers, and having at least one substantially horizontal axis of rotation;
• and
• d. gravity-actuated pump means, said gravity-actuated pump means being connected to and controlling the buoyance of said containers in accordance with the positions of said containers with respect to said axis of rotation;
• e. whereby said containers positioned to move upwardly about said axis of rotation are lighter in weight, and said containers positioned to move downwardly about said axis of rotation are heavier in weight, relative to the weight of said first fluid medium displaced thereby;
• f. such that said containers move by force of gravity and fluid displacement about said axis of rotation,
• g. a second fluid medium, said second fluid medium being lighter than an equal volume of said first fluid medium and being contained within said containers;
• and
• h. conduit means, said conduit means extending from said containers to said second fluid medium,
• i. said gravity-actuated pump means being adapted to pump said second fluid medium from said containers positioned to move downwardly about said axis of rotation and to said containers positioned to move upwardly about said axis of rotation.

A gravity-actuated power generator, comprising:

• a. a first fluid medium;
• b. a plurality of containers, said containers being immersed in and having a variable buoyancy with respect to said first fluid medium;
• c. rotating means, said rotating means being connected to and driven by said containers, and having at least one substantially horizontal axis of rotation;
• and
• d. gravity-actuated pump means, said gravity-actuated pump means being connected to and controlling the buoyancy of said containers in accordance with the positions of said containers with respect to said axis of rotation;
• e. whereby said containers positioned to move upwardly about said axis of rotation are lighter in weight, and said containers positioned to move downwardly about said axis of rotation are heavier in weight, relative to the weight of said first fluid medium displaced thereby;
• f. such that said containers move by force of gravity and fluid displacement about said axis of rotation,
• g. a second fluid medium, said second fluid medium being lighter than an equal volume of said first fluid medium and being contained within said containers;
• and
• h. reservoir means, said reservoir means being connected to each of said containers to provide fluid communication among the said containers for said second fluid medium;
• i. said gravity-actuated pump means being adapted to pump said second fluid medium from said containers positioned to move downwardly about said axis of rotation, through said reservoir means, to said containers positioned to move upwardly about said axis of rotation.