Power generator
OwnerMark R. Anteauinventor
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Abstract
The power plant disclosed is an engine that derives its usefulness in the pursuit of energy generation by utilizing hydrostatic pressure differentials found or created in various liquids, gases or solutions, such as but not limited to water and air. It is generally provided as a two-stroke piston cycle power generating system, wherein the actions of the pistons perform work or replenish working fluid from a lower head to a higher head, and can be utilized to generate power, pump fluids, or perform work, for example. Multiple power generating systems are interconnected to provide continuous and constant power generation through a penstock and turbine system.
Claims10
An apparatus for generating power from a fluid in a reservoir, comprising:
- a power station comprising:
- a first power chamber having an external valve actuatable to control flow of the fluid between the reservoir and the first power chamber;
- a first upper coil tube having fixed and free ends, the fixed end thereof being secured at a first upper seal to an interior wall of the first power chamber, and the free end thereof forming a first movable boundary;
- a first lower coil tube having fixed and free ends, the fixed end thereof being secured at a first lower seal to the interior wall of the first power chamber below the first upper seal, whereby the first upper seal and the first lower seal define a first pontoon chamber;
- a first pontoon positioned between the free ends of the first upper coil tube and the first lower coil tube;
- a second power chamber having an external valve actuatable to control flow of the fluid between the reservoir and the second power chamber;
- a second upper coil tube having fixed and free ends, the fixed end thereof being secured at a second upper seal to an interior wall of the second power chamber, and the free end thereof forming a second movable boundary;
- a second lower coil tube having fixed and free ends, the fixed end thereof being secured at a second lower seal to the interior wall of the second power chamber below the second upper seal, whereby the second upper seal and the first lower seal define a second pontoon chamber;
- a second pontoon positioned between the free ends of the second upper coil tube and the second lower coil tube;
- a connecting pipe coupled to the first power chamber and the second power chamber;
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- a constant volumetric flow region defined by the first movable boundary and the second movable boundary, wherein the first and second movable boundaries move synchronously, thereby maintaining the volume of the constant volumetric flow region during movement induced by pressure differentials in the power station;
- a first return system in fluid receiving connection with the first power chamber at a first attachment point;
- a second return system in fluid receiving connection with the second power chamber at a second attachment point;
- at least one return station in fluid receiving connection with the first and second return systems at a return station valve;
- a return station pump adapted to pump the fluid received by the at least one return station into the reservoir;
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- a means for reciprocally draining and filling the first and second pontoon chambers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.