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US 4,380,419 AGranted
Energy collection and storage system
OwnerPaul H. Mortoninventor
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Abstract
A system for the collection and storage of energy, wherein compressed air from any source is utilized to make a fully automatic, sequential series of chamber-to-chamber blow-type vertical water lifts to an elevated water storage reservoir. Potential energy stored in the reservoir is extracted by means of an hydraulic air compressor located below the reservoir and functioning by virtue of the resultant pressure head.
Claims10
An energy collection and storage system, comprising:
- a compressed air source;
- an energy storage means for storing energy as an hydraulic pressure head;
- a pneumatic water pump;
- a compressed air manifold means for coupling compressed air from said compressed air source to said pneumatic water pump;
- water manifold means for delivering water from said pneumatic water pump to said energy storage means;
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- an hydraulic air compressor means controlled by liquid from said energy storage means for providing a supply of compressed air to said compressed air manifold.
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