Wind and water power generation device using a tiered monorail system
AssigneeEnvironmental Energy Systems, Inc.
InventorsFred E. Davison, Gary Davison
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Abstract
A power generation assembly for use in generating electrical power from air or water currents includes a tiered rail system forming elongated loops, a vane assembly having a frame and at least one vain, and car assemblies sidably mounted to each rail, including linkage portions coupled to the frame of the vane assembly and a power-take-off arrangement includes an element that is operatively coupled to the car assembly and a drive wheel coupled to a generator and configured to take power off the moving car assembly by the drive wheels being rotated by the passing power-take-off element or a power-take-off system using a cable and clamps.
Claims29
A power generation assembly for use in generating electrical power from air or water currents, comprising:
- a) a tiered multiple rail system;
- b) a vane assembly, having a frame and at least one vane configured to interact with said current to produce a force:
- c) a car assembly, slidably mounted to the rail, including a first and second guide wheels and a longitudinal axis element running between the first and second guide wheels and a linkage portion coupled to the frame, the force being usable to move the cars assembly with respect to the rail system;
- d) a power-take-off device operatively coupled to the cars assembly, whereon the power-take-off device is coupled to the longitudinal axis element;
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- e) a generating system having:
- i) a generator, and
- ii) a cable operatively coupled to the generator and engaged to a cable clamp grip conjoined to a power-take-off device, the generator being driven when the power-take-off device moves with respect to the rail system.
A power generation assembly configured for generation electrical power from at least one of wind and water currents, including:
- a) a dual rail system comprising a rail in a continuous loop;
- b) vane assembly, having a frame and at least one vane configured to cooperate with said at least one of wind and water currents to produce force acting on the frame;
- c) a dual car assembly including a multiplicity of dual cars pivotably interconnected to form a continuous loop, said cars assembly including a first and second guide wheels and a longitudinal axis element running upwards from said guide wheels said cars assembly being movably carried by the dual rail system and said cars assembly being connected to said frame of the vane assembly whereby said force can be transferred to the cars assembly and move it along the continuous loops;
- d) a power-take-off element operably connected with the car assembly, and being positioned adjacent to the linkage portion within the rail system, the power-take-off element comprising a continuous loop which interacts with a least two cable clamps and cable to transfer moving force from the car assembly through the power-take-off element and the clamped cable to the generator, configured to generate electrical energy, said cable being grippingly engaged with said power takeoff element so that as the power takeoff element translates past the cable drive and the cable travels about allowing transfer of energy from the car assembly to the generator, the assembly converting a portion of the energy of said currents into electrical energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.