Electrical generating system
OwnerWilliam H. Porterinventor
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Abstract
An electrical generating system in which a hermetically sealed flotation sphere, preferably constructed of plastic, is anchored to a sea bed. The sphere carries a circumferential fender on the outside thereof in which is located a plurality of screws open to sea water which generate electricity from the action of ground swells. A wind turbine is mounted on top of the sphere for generating electricity from wind action and a solar generator is disposed directly beneath the wind turbine and on the upper surface of the sphere for generating energy from solar heat. An air compressor is disposed beneath the sphere for generating electricity from tidal action.
Claims6
An electrical generating system disposed in tidal waters comprising:
- a hermetically sealed flotation sphere having a predetermined buoyancy for exposing an upper portion of the sphere's surface area above the water line of an aqueous medium in which it is disposed;
- a drive pipe slidably received by said flotation sphere, said drive pipe being coupled to an anchor means at the bottom of said aqueous medium;
- a plurality of drive screw assemblies vertically disposed around the periphery of said flotation sphere beneath said water line, said drive screw assemblies being substantially tangential to said flotation sphere;
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- first electrical generating means carried within said flotation sphere and coupled to said drive screws.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.