Hydraulic air compressor and generator system
OwnerSteve Fullerinventor
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Abstract
A hydraulic air compressor and generator system may comprise: a hydraulic air compressor comprising a compressed air pipe for conveying the compressed air from the separator chamber; and an electrical power generator positioned in line with the compressed air pipe so that compressed air will directly power the generator. A method for operating an electrical power generator may comprise: positioning the electrical power generator in line with a compressed air pipe of a hydraulic air compressor; and using compressed air output from the HAC to directly power the electrical power generator.
Claims17
A hydraulic air compressor and generator (HACG) system comprising:
- at least one hydraulic air compressor (HAC) comprising a compressed air pipe for conveying compressed air;
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- an electrical power generator comprising a propeller end in line with the compressed air pipe so that compressed air will directly power the electrical power generator.
A hydraulic air compressor and generator (HACG) system comprising:
- at least two hydraulic air compressors (HACs), each HAC comprising an air entrainment pipe for transporting a flow of water and entrained air;
- a common separator chamber for separating entrained and compressed air from the flow of water, the common separator chamber in fluid communication with each air entrainment pipe;
- a common compressed air pipe for conveying the compressed air from the separator chamber, the common compressed air pipe comprising an inlet end in fluid communication with the separator chamber and an opposite outlet end;
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- an electrical power generator comprising a propeller end in line with the outlet end of the common compressed air pipe so that the combined compressed air output from each of the HACs will directly power the generator.
A method for operating an electrical power generator, the method comprising:
- positioning a propeller end of the electrical power generator in line with a compressed air pipe of a hydraulic air compressor (HAC);
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- using compressed air output from the HAC to directly power the generator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.