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US 6,201,313 B1Granted
Convection energy generator
OwnerYoshiro Nakamatsinventor
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Abstract
An energy generation system utilizes convection flow of a fluid media caused by differences in temperature to generate useful energy therefrom. A conduit for directing convection circulation permits conversion of forces associated with the movement of the fluid media in the conduit into a usable energy by its effect of a generation device as the fluid media flows past such device.
Claims2
An energy generation system, comprising:
- a conduit for channeling a convected flow of an air created by a difference of heat along portions of said conduit;
- an energy generation means responsive to said flow of air disposed along said conduit for converting energy of said air flow into another form of a usable energy;
- wherein, said conduit is attached to a building structure with a portion of said conduit oriented vertically and having an opening at a top;
- wherein, a heated air vents into an outside environment through said conduit by a chimney effect of said convected flow;
- wherein, said energy generation means consist of a fan-operated electrical generator positioned in said convected flow within said conduit;
- wherein, said conduit is a part of a solar heating system attached to said building structure with a solar panel positioned at an exterior of said building structure to define a portion of said conduit;
- wherein, said conduit has at least one opening at a lower point to an interior space of said building structure as an intake of a heated air of the building.
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An energy generation system, comprising:
- a conduit for channeling a convected flow of an air created by a difference of heat along portions of said conduit;
- an energy generation means responsive to said flow of air disposed along said conduit for converting energy of said air flow into another form of a usable energy;
- wherein, said conduit is attached to a building structure with a portion of said conduit oriented vertically and having an opening at a top;
- wherein, a heated air vents into an outside environment through said conduit by a chimney effect of said convected flow;
- wherein, said building structure has a floor and a space juxtaposed to the floor, said conduit directing heated air to said space to thereby heat said floor;
- wherein, said energy generation means consist of a fan-operated electrical generator positioned in said convected flow within said conduit;
- wherein, said conduit is a part of a solar heating system attached to said building structure with a solar panel positioned at an exterior of said building structure to define a portion of said conduit;
- wherein, said conduit has at least one opening at a lower point to an interior space of said building structure as an intake of a heated air of the building.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.