Methods and apparatuses for moving objects based on a buoyancy force
OwnerSergey Nikolayevich Ermilovinventor
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Abstract
A pipe of an apparatus has a first gas in a first space and a second gas in a second space. The first gas is in the amount to generate a buoyancy force that exceeds at least a gravity force to position the apparatus in a stationary state at a predetermined distance relative to a reference surface. A fixture is coupled to the apparatus to secure the apparatus in the stationary state relative to the ground without supporting the apparatus. The first gas is lighter than the second gas. The pipe is capable of creating a flow of the second gas.
Claims15
An apparatus for generating electrical power from kinetic energy of natural air flows, the apparatus comprising:
- a first pipe having a first diameter, the first pipe including a first lower end and a first upper end with a first diameter;
- a second pipe having a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter, the second pipe including a second lower end and a second upper end, wherein the second pipe is disposed centrally within the first pipe, wherein the first lower end of the first pipe is connected with the second lower end of the second pipe and the first upper end of the first pipe is connected with the second upper end of the second pipe to form a gap that is sealed between the first pipe and the second pipe, wherein the gap between the first pipe and the second pipe is filled with a first gas that is lighter than air, wherein the first gas is in an amount to generate a buoyancy force that exceeds at least a gravity force of the apparatus to vertically position the apparatus in a stationary state at a first distance relative to a ground;
- a first fixture coupled to the first lower end of the first pipe and the second lower end of the second pipe to secure the apparatus in the stationary state at the first distance relative to the ground without supporting the gravity force of the apparatus, wherein a second space within the second pipe allows air naturally flow upwardly from the second lower end towards the second upper end to create kinetic energy flowing inside the second pipe;
- a heat source coupled to the first lower end of the first pipe and the second lower end of the second pipe to cause the air naturally flowing upwardly within the second pipe to generate the kinetic energy flowing inside the second pipe;
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- a wind propeller disposed within the second pipe to convert a progressive motion of the kinetic energy of naturally flowing air to a rotational motion and to generate electric power based on the rotational motion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.