CA1245992A - Generation of electricity using gravitational energy - Google Patents
Generation of electricity using gravitational energyInfo
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- CA1245992A CA1245992A CA000457060A CA457060A CA1245992A CA 1245992 A CA1245992 A CA 1245992A CA 000457060 A CA000457060 A CA 000457060A CA 457060 A CA457060 A CA 457060A CA 1245992 A CA1245992 A CA 1245992A
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F03G7/00—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for
- F03G7/08—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for recovering energy derived from swinging, rolling, pitching or like movements, e.g. from the vibrations of a machine
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
This invention relates to a scheme for generating electricity using gravitational energy. The scheme uses a set of massive underground spinning wheels, each wheel being fitted with a mechanism to receive and transmit gravitational torque pulses from a passing vehicle to keep the wheels in motion. The mechanism used to apply the torque pulses to the spinning wheels consists of a stepping board, a hollow cylindrical rod disposed vertically and a shoe attached to the lower end of the vertical rod by a hinge with the upper end of the rod protruding above the ground surface A steel linkage connecting the stepping board and the lower part of the shoe is used for initial positioning of the shoe. Both the stepping board and the protruding end of the vertical rod are kept in their initial upward positions by means of two springs. The electricity is generated by using each spinning wheel in combination with an appropriate gear system to act as the prime mover of an alternator.
This invention relates to a scheme for generating electricity using gravitational energy. The scheme uses a set of massive underground spinning wheels, each wheel being fitted with a mechanism to receive and transmit gravitational torque pulses from a passing vehicle to keep the wheels in motion. The mechanism used to apply the torque pulses to the spinning wheels consists of a stepping board, a hollow cylindrical rod disposed vertically and a shoe attached to the lower end of the vertical rod by a hinge with the upper end of the rod protruding above the ground surface A steel linkage connecting the stepping board and the lower part of the shoe is used for initial positioning of the shoe. Both the stepping board and the protruding end of the vertical rod are kept in their initial upward positions by means of two springs. The electricity is generated by using each spinning wheel in combination with an appropriate gear system to act as the prime mover of an alternator.
Description
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This invention relates to a scheme for generating electricity using gravitational energy.
Each day, an enormous amount of gravitational energy is lost as trapped energy under the wheels of moving vehicles. The energy is lost as trapped energy because the force, Mg, associated with the gravitational energy acts downwards and, in the normal operation of the vehicle, the said force is in no way capable of causing any vertical displacement, h, of the moving vehicle to produce any useful work, Mgh. Also, since the force, Mg, associated with the gravitational energy acts downwards and is, therefore, normal to the direction of motion of the moving vehicle, it is clear that, in an ideal scheme, any use of this gravitational force to produce useful power will not create any extra torque demand on the motor or engine which drives the vehicle.
The scheme described herein uses a massive underground wheel which is suitably disposed to receive torque pulses from a passing vehicle as a result of gravitational forces. This underground wheel in combination with an appropriate gear system will then act as the prime mover of an alternator which will produce the electricity. In a practical reali~ation of this scheme, a number of such underground wheels and generator ~mits will be placed along a circular path of the passing vehicle and this will then ensure that the electricity can be generated on a more stable and continuous basis. One may note that the passing vehicle which is moving in a circular path will practically be kept in motion by its own momentum and it will only require a small amount of real power to overcome frictional losses. Although, in the disclosed sche~e, the amount of this real power to overcome frictional losses will be somewhat higher due to the resistances offered by the mechanism used to apply the gravitational torque pulses to each underground wheel, it is believed that the total power produced by the mechanism by converting gravitational energy will far exceed this extra power (or torque) demand on the tor or engine which drives the vehicle. It is also believed that, in the circular-path operation of the scheme, the a unt of real power required by the passing vehicle to overcome frictional losses can ultimately be provided by the generators driven by the underground wheels.
The mechanism used to apply the gravitational torque to each underground wheel is comprised of a stepping board, a hollow cylindrical rod disposed vertically and a shoe attached to the lower end of the cylindrical rod by a hinge with the upper end of the rod protruding above the ground surface. The initial positioning of the shoe is accomplished by a linkage connecting the stepping board and the lower part of the shoe, the linkage being threaded along the central hole of the cylindrical rod. A pair of spring is also used to keep both the stepping board and the protruding end of the vertical rod in their initial upward pcsitions. The complete mechanism works (Amen~ed) ~599~
as follows: l~hen the stepping board is lowered by the weight of the passing vehicle, it initially positions the shoe gently pressing it against thP wall of the wheel rim. Immedia~ely following this initial positioning of the shoe, the protruding end of the vertical rod is pushed down momentarily to apply the required torque to the underground wheel. One can see that the operation of the entire mechanism is very similar to what one could readily achieve with the help of a human arm where the palm of the hand is used to perform the function of the shoe and the required torque is applied by the arm to rotate the massive wheel. This mechanism is belie-ved to be new and its use in the present scheme facilitates the conversion of gravitational energy into useful electrical power with much improved efficiency.
A search of prior arts relating to the invention disclosed herein revealed several earlier patents. In the scheme described in Canadian patent 1082769 "Method and apparatus for generating electricity by vehicle and pedestrian weight force" issued July 29, 1980 to Wayne P. LeVan, the actuating mechanism is comprised of a vertically disposed screw member connected to a driving gear through a unidirectional clutch. The arrangement is such that downward displacement of the screw member causes the clutch to engage the driving gear and then effects its rotation. In the other scheme described in Canadian patent 1025048 "Low output transmitter" issued January 24, 1978 to Atsushi Naito, it is seen that a more complicated mechanism using a spring and a lever is employed to rotate the driving gear. Other similar schemes patented earlier include: K. Sato (Japan #0008411, Jan. 1977), E.B.Wiggins (U.S. # 1,916,873, July 4, 1933), C.E. Toberman (U.S. # 3,885,163, May 20, 1975), S. Martinez (U.S. # 4,238,687, DecO 9, 1980) and A.B. Chiappetti (U.S. # 4,239,975, DecO 16, 1980). One may note that, in none of these earlier schemes, a massive wheel has been used to receive the torque pulses from the passing vehicle. It is believed that the use of this massive wheel and the associated actuating mechanism in the present scheme will not only ensure a more stable and continuous rotation of the driving gear, but it will also result in increased-efficiency and power gain in the overall system.
DETAIIED ~ESCRIPTION
Fi~ ravitational Energy S~stem.
Heferring to Fig. 1, there is shown a gra~itational energy system 1 comprised of a massive underground wheel 2. The underground wheel 2 is suitably disposed to receive gravitational torque pulses from a passing vehicle 3. The torque pulses are applied by means of a mechanism 4 composed of a stepping board 5, a hollow cylindrical rod 6 which ~s disposed vertically and a shoe 7 attached to the lower enA of the c~lindrical rod h by a hinge g with the upper end of the rod 6 protruding above the ground surface 140 As shown in Fig. 1, a steel linkage 9 threaded along the central hole of the cylindrical rod 6, connects the stepping board 5 and the lower part of the shoe 7 and this is used for initial positioning of the shoe 7.
Alsog the springs 10 and 11 are used to keep both the stepping board 5 and tho protruding end of the cylindrical rod 6 in their initial upwarA positions, resp2ctively. Finally9 the underground wheel 2 is coupled to the prime mover of an alternator 12 through an appropriate gear arrangement.
This invention relates to a scheme for generating electricity using gravitational energy.
Each day, an enormous amount of gravitational energy is lost as trapped energy under the wheels of moving vehicles. The energy is lost as trapped energy because the force, Mg, associated with the gravitational energy acts downwards and, in the normal operation of the vehicle, the said force is in no way capable of causing any vertical displacement, h, of the moving vehicle to produce any useful work, Mgh. Also, since the force, Mg, associated with the gravitational energy acts downwards and is, therefore, normal to the direction of motion of the moving vehicle, it is clear that, in an ideal scheme, any use of this gravitational force to produce useful power will not create any extra torque demand on the motor or engine which drives the vehicle.
The scheme described herein uses a massive underground wheel which is suitably disposed to receive torque pulses from a passing vehicle as a result of gravitational forces. This underground wheel in combination with an appropriate gear system will then act as the prime mover of an alternator which will produce the electricity. In a practical reali~ation of this scheme, a number of such underground wheels and generator ~mits will be placed along a circular path of the passing vehicle and this will then ensure that the electricity can be generated on a more stable and continuous basis. One may note that the passing vehicle which is moving in a circular path will practically be kept in motion by its own momentum and it will only require a small amount of real power to overcome frictional losses. Although, in the disclosed sche~e, the amount of this real power to overcome frictional losses will be somewhat higher due to the resistances offered by the mechanism used to apply the gravitational torque pulses to each underground wheel, it is believed that the total power produced by the mechanism by converting gravitational energy will far exceed this extra power (or torque) demand on the tor or engine which drives the vehicle. It is also believed that, in the circular-path operation of the scheme, the a unt of real power required by the passing vehicle to overcome frictional losses can ultimately be provided by the generators driven by the underground wheels.
The mechanism used to apply the gravitational torque to each underground wheel is comprised of a stepping board, a hollow cylindrical rod disposed vertically and a shoe attached to the lower end of the cylindrical rod by a hinge with the upper end of the rod protruding above the ground surface. The initial positioning of the shoe is accomplished by a linkage connecting the stepping board and the lower part of the shoe, the linkage being threaded along the central hole of the cylindrical rod. A pair of spring is also used to keep both the stepping board and the protruding end of the vertical rod in their initial upward pcsitions. The complete mechanism works (Amen~ed) ~599~
as follows: l~hen the stepping board is lowered by the weight of the passing vehicle, it initially positions the shoe gently pressing it against thP wall of the wheel rim. Immedia~ely following this initial positioning of the shoe, the protruding end of the vertical rod is pushed down momentarily to apply the required torque to the underground wheel. One can see that the operation of the entire mechanism is very similar to what one could readily achieve with the help of a human arm where the palm of the hand is used to perform the function of the shoe and the required torque is applied by the arm to rotate the massive wheel. This mechanism is belie-ved to be new and its use in the present scheme facilitates the conversion of gravitational energy into useful electrical power with much improved efficiency.
A search of prior arts relating to the invention disclosed herein revealed several earlier patents. In the scheme described in Canadian patent 1082769 "Method and apparatus for generating electricity by vehicle and pedestrian weight force" issued July 29, 1980 to Wayne P. LeVan, the actuating mechanism is comprised of a vertically disposed screw member connected to a driving gear through a unidirectional clutch. The arrangement is such that downward displacement of the screw member causes the clutch to engage the driving gear and then effects its rotation. In the other scheme described in Canadian patent 1025048 "Low output transmitter" issued January 24, 1978 to Atsushi Naito, it is seen that a more complicated mechanism using a spring and a lever is employed to rotate the driving gear. Other similar schemes patented earlier include: K. Sato (Japan #0008411, Jan. 1977), E.B.Wiggins (U.S. # 1,916,873, July 4, 1933), C.E. Toberman (U.S. # 3,885,163, May 20, 1975), S. Martinez (U.S. # 4,238,687, DecO 9, 1980) and A.B. Chiappetti (U.S. # 4,239,975, DecO 16, 1980). One may note that, in none of these earlier schemes, a massive wheel has been used to receive the torque pulses from the passing vehicle. It is believed that the use of this massive wheel and the associated actuating mechanism in the present scheme will not only ensure a more stable and continuous rotation of the driving gear, but it will also result in increased-efficiency and power gain in the overall system.
DETAIIED ~ESCRIPTION
Fi~ ravitational Energy S~stem.
Heferring to Fig. 1, there is shown a gra~itational energy system 1 comprised of a massive underground wheel 2. The underground wheel 2 is suitably disposed to receive gravitational torque pulses from a passing vehicle 3. The torque pulses are applied by means of a mechanism 4 composed of a stepping board 5, a hollow cylindrical rod 6 which ~s disposed vertically and a shoe 7 attached to the lower enA of the c~lindrical rod h by a hinge g with the upper end of the rod 6 protruding above the ground surface 140 As shown in Fig. 1, a steel linkage 9 threaded along the central hole of the cylindrical rod 6, connects the stepping board 5 and the lower part of the shoe 7 and this is used for initial positioning of the shoe 7.
Alsog the springs 10 and 11 are used to keep both the stepping board 5 and tho protruding end of the cylindrical rod 6 in their initial upwarA positions, resp2ctively. Finally9 the underground wheel 2 is coupled to the prime mover of an alternator 12 through an appropriate gear arrangement.
Claims (3)
1. A set of massive underground spinning wheels wherein each wheel is fitted with a mechanism to receive and transmit torque pulses from a passing vehicle, the vehicle moving along a circular path with a constant velocity, the said mechanism transmitting the torque pulses being comprised of a stepping board, a hollow cylindrical rod disposed vertically and a shoe attached to the lower end of the cylindrical rod by a hinge with the upper end of the rod protruding above the ground surface, the stepping board and the protruding end of the vertical rod each being provided with a separate spring, a metal linkage connecting the stepping board and the lower end of the shoe and threaded along the central hole of the cylindrical rod being used for initial positioning of the shoe while the protruding end of the rod applying the gravitational torque pulses to the wheel rims to keep the wheels in motion, each wheel being coupled to act as the prime mover of an alternator through an appropriate gear arrangement to produce electricity.
2. The set of massive underground spinning wheels of claim 1 wherein the path of the passing vehicle is a roadway.
3. The set of massive underground spinning wheels of claim 1 wherein the path of the passing vehicle is à city beltway.
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| CA000457060A CA1245992A (en) | 1984-06-20 | 1984-06-20 | Generation of electricity using gravitational energy |
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Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GR880100223A (en) * | 1988-04-05 | 1990-01-31 | Alexios Thomas | Mechanism of energy generation by conversion of the momentum and angular momentum of cylinders in rotating motion axes |
| WO1999051879A1 (en) | 1998-04-02 | 1999-10-14 | Asim Kumar Sen | A gravitational energy system (momentum turbine) |
| RU214465U1 (en) * | 2022-09-05 | 2022-10-28 | федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования "Южно-Российский государственный политехнический университет (НПИ) имени М.И. Платова" | ROAD POWER PLANT |
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Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GR880100223A (en) * | 1988-04-05 | 1990-01-31 | Alexios Thomas | Mechanism of energy generation by conversion of the momentum and angular momentum of cylinders in rotating motion axes |
| WO1999051879A1 (en) | 1998-04-02 | 1999-10-14 | Asim Kumar Sen | A gravitational energy system (momentum turbine) |
| RU214465U1 (en) * | 2022-09-05 | 2022-10-28 | федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования "Южно-Российский государственный политехнический университет (НПИ) имени М.И. Платова" | ROAD POWER PLANT |
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