CN102753816B - By the method and system that alter density generates electricity - Google Patents

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CN102753816B
CN102753816B CN201080060194.4A CN201080060194A CN102753816B CN 102753816 B CN102753816 B CN 102753816B CN 201080060194 A CN201080060194 A CN 201080060194A CN 102753816 B CN102753816 B CN 102753816B
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杰弗里·巴奈特
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Abstract

The invention provides a kind of energy producing unit, described device comprises the object being placed in fluid, one generator connects described object, generating is used for when object generation translation, described device is provided with gas ejector, for gas jet in fluid, reduces the density of described fluid, make its density lower than object density, thus impel object translation to make electrical power generators.

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By the method and system that alter density generates electricity
The preference of U.S. Provisional Patent Application is advocated in this application, this U.S. Provisional Patent Application number is 61/290,663, the applying date is on December 29th, 2009, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application number is 61/290,671, the applying date is on December 29th, 2009, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application number is 61/393,211, the applying date is on October 14th, 2010; Foregoing merges explanation at this.
Technical field
Content disclosed herein relates to the method and system of generating.Specifically, content disclosed herein relates to the power generation system and method that realize density change in fluid based on utilizing gas and changing fluid density.
Background technique
In view of ecology, economy and politics cause, new electricity-generating method is necessary.The various renewable energy technologies such as wind energy, solar energy and tidal energy also cannot solve the current energy challenge in the world, because these technology have congenital inferior position.The production of energy form of current use mineral fuel has the restriction on record, comprises limited supply source and discharges the greenhouse gases affecting environment.
The non-fossil fuel source production of energy technology such as nuclear energy, underground heat and hydraulic techniques have various restriction, as the restriction geographically of these technology, high capital investment cost and the negative effect to environment.
As everyone knows, the mechanical energy that the motion of a kind of material form (solid, liquid, gas or plasma) produces can be exchanged into electric energy by the method that generator or electromagnetic induction system etc. are suitable.Mechanical sources can usually from 1) conversion 2 undertaken by burning of chemical energy in the raw mineral fuel of natural birth or artificial creature's fuel) heat or 3 that produces of nuclear process) proper motion that produces because of gravity, fluctuation or tide generating forces of water.
The example in usually known production of energy source comprises mineral fuel, artificial creature's fuel, the waterpower dams such as coal, oil, rock gas and shale, comprises tide design, solar energy, wind energy, geothermal power and nuclear power source.
In a word, each of these production of energy methods all has various merits and demerits.Therefore, need one can overcome these shortcomings, the production of energy method of advantage related to this can be kept simultaneously.
Summary of the invention
Content of the present invention describes some concepts briefly; these concepts also have further description in the following specific embodiments; content of the present invention not intended to be determine major character or the essential characteristic of advocated contrivance, neither be used for limiting the scope of the invention.
The invention discloses a kind of device, it comprises the object be placed in the fluid with the first density.Be connected with described object and and make the energy-producing power generator when described object moves.Gas ejector, for by fluid described in gas inject, is reduced to the second density to reduce described fluid density, described second density lower than described object density thus impel described object to produce buoyancy to move and power generator is generated electricity.
According to another embodiment, the invention provides a kind of device, it comprises and pivotally connected and for being placed in fluid object.The generator be connected with described object, for the generating when object generation is pivotally in rotary moving.Gas ejector, for by fluid described in gas inject, with reduce described fluid density to lower than described object density thus impel object to occur pivotally in rotary moving and make electrical power generators.
According to another embodiment, the invention provides a kind of device, described device comprises and is connected to pivot and the first object for being placed in fluid first portion.With described pivotally connected the second object being placed in fluid second portion.The second described object is connected to the first described object, gives the second object when making the motion of the first object by corresponding Movement transmit.With described pivotally connected generator, generating during for occurring pivotally in rotary moving at the first object and the second object.The gas ejector be communicated with the first portion of described fluid, for by the first portion of fluid described in gas inject, the density of fluid first portion is reduced to impels the first object generation pivotally in rotary moving lower than the density of the first described object, makes electrical power generators.
According to another embodiment, the invention provides a kind of device, it comprises multiple equi-spaced apart thing.Each object is arranged at and extends on middle shaft support, and is connected with described support, by corresponding Movement transmit at least another object when making at least one object of which movement.At least one described object is arranged in a part for fluid at first, and described fluid is at least separated a second portion, and at least one another object original position is placed in described second portion.Generator is connected with described pivot, for the generating when multiple equi-spaced apart thing generation is pivotally in rotary moving.Gas ejector is used for the first portion of fluid described in gas inject, make the density of described fluid first portion be reduced to density lower than at least one object described, thus it is pivotally in rotary moving to impel at least one described object to occur, and makes electrical power generators.
According to another embodiment, described device also can comprise the isolator wall for the first portion of fluid being separated with the second portion of fluid.
According to another embodiment, a described isolator ancient piece of jade, round, flat and with a hole in its centre can form the aperture allowing object to pass therethrough.
According to another embodiment, described power generator is produce power when pivot generation to-and-fro motion.
According to another embodiment, described power generator is generator.
According to another embodiment, described device also comprises the flowmeter be interconnected with low density flow sparger.
According to another embodiment, described low density flow sparger is gas ejector.
According to another embodiment, described gas ejector injecting carbon dioxide.
According to another embodiment, described low density flow sparger defines for the isolator ancient piece of jade, round, flat and with a hole in its centre disperseed be separated sprayed fluid.
According to another embodiment, described power generator is interconnected with the energy storage device of the energy for storing generation.
According to another embodiment, described power generator and energy distribution plate are interconnected.
According to another embodiment, the invention provides a kind of device, described device comprises multiple equi-spaced apart thing.Each object is arranged at and extends from and be connected on middle shaft support, by corresponding Movement transmit at least another object when making at least one object of which movement.At least one described object is arranged in the first portion of fluid at first, and described fluid is at least separated a second portion, and at least one another object original position is in described second portion.The generator be connected with described pivot, for the generating when multiple equi-spaced apart thing generation is pivotally in rotary moving.The invention provides a kind of component, for the density of described fluid first portion being reduced to the density lower than described object, thus it is pivotally in rotary moving to impel described object to occur, and makes electrical power generators.
According to another embodiment, the component for reducing described fluid density comprises low density flow sparger, gas ejector and hot fluid sparger.
According to another embodiment, the component for reducing the density of described fluid comprises and transfers vibrations to surface, forms air-coating dispersion in fluid.
According to another embodiment, the invention provides a kind of device, it comprises and is connected to pivot and the first object for being placed in fluid.Generator is connected with described pivot, for generating electricity when described first object pivots mobile.Gas ejector and described fluid-phase intercommunicated, for by the fluid described in gas inject, make the density in described fluid be reduced to density lower than the first described object, thus impel the first object to pivot movement, make electrical power generators.
According to another embodiment, fluid forms first portion and second portion, and described first object is positioned at described fluid first portion.
According to another embodiment, the first described object is arranged at the first end that is articulated in the controlling rod on a pivot.
According to another embodiment, described device comprises the second object being arranged at described controlling rod second end.The second described object is placed in the second portion of described fluid.
According to another embodiment, described first portion is separated by isolator wall with described second portion.
According to another embodiment, described pivot is arranged on isolator wall.
According to another embodiment, the fluid described in carbon dioxide injects by described gas ejector.
According to another embodiment, described gas ejector is by the first portion of fluid described in gas inject.
According to another embodiment, air separator is arranged at described first portion, for being separated gas.
According to another embodiment, the first described object and the second object be approximate long ball usually.
According to another embodiment, the invention provides a kind of device.Described device comprises solution cavity, for carrying fluid and the object being placed in described fluid.Generator is used for generating electricity when described object is moved.Present invention also offers the sparger be interconnected with described solution cavity, for other is injected described fluid, make fluid density be reduced to density lower than described object, thus impel described object to be moved under floating function, make electrical power generators.
According to another embodiment, described generator is connected on described object by cable.
According to another embodiment, described generator is positioned at outside described solution cavity.
According to another embodiment, a part for any described device all power generation system, comprises fluid source, energy storage device or energy consumption equipment.
According to another embodiment, described object has the density lower than described fluid natural density.
According to another embodiment, described generator is connected on described object by axle, for being rotated when described object is moved under floating function.
According to another embodiment, described axle is at its outside formation helical thread portion, and described object forms internal whorl space, for holding the helical thread portion of described axle.
According to another embodiment, described device comprises the gearing being connected to described axle, for rotary motion is delivered to described generator.
According to another embodiment, described generator comprises at least one and is arranged at magnet on described object and at least one is arranged at inductor coil on solution cavity.
According to another embodiment, at least one described magnet comprises multiple magnet, and wherein, described multiple magnet are placed in described object intervening sequence.
According to another embodiment, at least one described inductor coil is arranged on described whole solution cavity.
According to another embodiment, described generator comprises at least one and is arranged at magnet on described solution cavity and at least one is arranged at inductor coil on described object.
According to another embodiment, at least one described magnet comprises multiple magnet, and wherein, described multiple magnet are placed in described solution cavity intervening sequence.
According to another embodiment, at least one described inductor coil is arranged on described whole object.
According to another embodiment, the invention provides a kind of for energy-producing device in a fluid.Described device comprise multiple usually parabolically shape and by panel interconnective spaced radial oar, described panel is used for the pivot movement of pivot.Each oar forms front recess and rear protuberance usually.Formed in the middle of consecutive intervals oar and be used for the low density flow sparger spraying low density flow therebetween, so that low density flow recess injects before accounting for described oar half, thus the fluid density of recess before reducing each oar, described bar is pivotally moved under floating function, is transmitted.
According to another embodiment, the invention provides a kind of method for generation of energy.Described method comprises and arranges one and be in one and have object in the fluid of the first density, in the fluid with the first density, provide object.Described object with one when described object is moved energy-producing power generator be connected.Described method also comprises the density reducing described fluid, is moved to transmit object in described fluid and makes power generator produce power under floating function, and catches the energy of described power generator generation.
According to another embodiment, the invention provides a kind of energy-producing method.Described method is included in the fluid first portion with the first density and arranges the first object, fluid first portion described in low density flow is injected, the density of fluid first portion to be reduced to the density lower than described first object, thus impel the first described object to be moved under floating function, and based on the mobile produce power that the first described object occurs under floating function.
According to another embodiment, the first object is placed in the first portion of fluid, comprises the first portion described first object of first position being placed in described fluid.
According to another embodiment, described low density flow is injected the first portion of described fluid, comprise the second place low density flow being used for impelling described first object to be moved under floating function being injected described fluid first portion.
According to another embodiment, the density that described method also can comprise permission fluid first portion returns to the first described density, thus impel described first object be moved under floating function and move to described primary importance from the described second place, in addition, produce power when described first object moves to described primary importance from the described second place is also included in.
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Foregoing invention content and following preferred implementation can be understood better by reference to the accompanying drawings.For convenience of explanation, embodiment is shown in accompanying drawing; But current invention disclosed is not limited to disclosed concrete grammar and means.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 describes flow chart, that illustrates the one or more steps may carried out according to method disclosed herein.
Fig. 2 is that one or more embodiment according to the present invention is by the schematic diagram of described system for generation of energy.
Fig. 3 shows the system of one or more embodiment according to the present invention for generation of energy.
Fig. 4 shows the system of one or more embodiment according to the present invention for generation of energy.
Fig. 5 shows the device of one or more embodiment according to the present invention for generation of energy.
Fig. 6 shows the device of one or more embodiment according to the present invention for generation of energy.
Fig. 7 shows the device of one or more embodiment according to the present invention for generation of energy.
Fig. 8 shows the device of one or more embodiment according to the present invention for generation of energy.
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Current invention disclosed illustrates and is exclusively used in coincidence method provisioning request.But explanation itself is not intended to the scope limiting this patent.On the contrary, inventor expects or in the future technology current in conjunction with other, and the invention of advocating also realizes supplementing, to comprise different step or the component similar with component described in presents by alternate manner.In addition, although " step " one word can mean the different aspect of method therefor herein, this word shall not be construed as any particular order of each step disclosed in hint presents, unless each sequence of steps is clearly described.
Presents is provided to be moved by floating function and is converted into the methods, devices and systems of energy.In one or more embodiments, current invention disclosed methods, devices and systems are used for object in fluid to be moved by floating function to change into energy.The flow chart of one or more steps of the method changing into energy 100 that is used for object to be moved by floating function is described as shown in Figure 1.Method 100 comprises alter density, and be moved under floating function to transmit object in described fluid 110, wherein, the density of described fluid becomes the density lower than described object, makes described object start to move towards the downward direction of cardinal principle.Described object can be the first object in multiple object or discrete objects, and can be placed in the first portion of fluid.The enforcement of method disclosed herein will be discussed when relating to various system disclosed herein and device, wherein, may need to quote low density flow to spray, as a kind of mode of alter density, transmit so that object is moved by floating function.The first portion that low density flow injects described fluid is the mode example of an alter density, but other method and mode are applicable equally, and is expected to include in various system disclosed herein and device.Such as, alter density can comprise and temperature variation is delivered to fluid section, solid or semi-solid material are injected fluid, or oscillating movement is delivered to fluid section.
When the described object in described fluid 120 is moved under floating function, energy just can produce.Described fluid density just allows to return to its natural density 130.The recovery of this natural density realizes by various method, such as, escapes in surrounding environment by low density flow foams such as gas foams, or is realized by some action of another system or device.Along with described fluid returns to natural density 140, when described object is moved under floating function, just can produce power.In this way, described object can have that it suspends in described fluid, emulsification or floating primary importance and the second place, and the described second place usually corresponds to and is moved under floating function and described object space after changing this step of natural density for transmitting object in fluid 110.When usually returning to natural density 130 corresponding to the described fluid of permission and the described object in fluid 140 is moved under floating function in energy-producing step, described object can return described primary importance.As described herein, the natural density of alter can comprise by injecting low density flow in described fluid and reduce density, or (in alternate embodiment) can comprise providing and can form low density flow space to reduce ultrasonic method or other vibratory drilling method of described fluid density in described fluid.Remain in other embodiments, this realizes by utilizing the rock gas discharge from natural sources such as seabeds.These each methods for reducing described object place fluid density all can be used in conjunction with the system announced herein or device.Although can imagine that this explanation contains the alternate manner realizing identical invention, these mode of executions belong to non-limiting example.
" object " one word refer to the object including but not limited to movement in fluid in the following manner, multiple object, a device or multiple device.Object moves and also refers to that the container including but not limited to described fluid and carry described fluid is fixed, such as be fastened to surface, and described object moves the embodiment by described surrounding fluid, and the embodiment of (such as, be fastened to surface and described fluid and container move around described object) is fixed by the object of surrounding fluid described in a upper embodiment.For the purpose of non restrictive description and explanation, embodiment described herein is described to the embodiment of object by dress fluid in a reservoir.
It will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that and the natural density of described object is all imagined less than or equal to the embodiment of described surrounding fluid natural density and the natural density of the described object embodiment higher than described surrounding fluid natural density.For the purpose of non restrictive description and explanation, the object described in hypothesis is had the natural density less than or equal to described surrounding fluid by embodiment described herein.
Except changing the density of described surrounding fluid, also by changing the density at the object of fluid movement, described fluid and object is made to form relative density difference.By non-limiting example, gas or other fluid can inject the inside of described object, to increase its buoyancy, also non-gaseous matter (such as described surrounding fluid) can be injected the inside of described object, to reduce its buoyancy.In certain embodiments, the natural density of described fluid may large than described object, and in other embodiments, the initial density of described fluid may little than described object.In certain embodiments, it is favourable for forming maximal density difference, because this can form possible maximum potential potential energy, subsequently when invention disclosed herein is put into practice, also can form possible maximum kinetic energy.By changing the relative density of described object and surrounding fluid, the density of described object being alternately less than and being greater than the density of described fluid, the motion cycle pattern of described object by described surrounding fluid can be formed.Applicable method and/or system can be adopted, the kinetic transformation of described object is become electric energy.
The system of energy is converted to as shown in Figure 2 during for being moved under floating function by object.Described system 200 generally includes for joining the control system 210 of giving low density flow body source 220.Energy generating apparatus and control system 210 and low density flow body source 220 are interconnected, and the various embodiments of energy generating apparatus are described in whole accompanying drawing.Energy consumption equipment or system also can be interconnected with described energy generating apparatus, so that the energy that the energy generating apparatus described in consuming produces.In addition, energy storage device 250 can be provided, to store the energy that described energy generating apparatus produces, energy storage device 250 can be used for any applicable stored energy form, can comprise battery or other chemical storage device, capacitor, ultracapacitor or magnetic energy storage, machinery type, heat or similar type.
Current invention disclosed methods, devices and systems are used for together using with described low density flow body source 220, and in one or more embodiments, described low density flow body source is the fluid source from manufacturing mechanism or industry equipment.These equipment can comprise any equipment produced as by-product by some low density flow.The example of low density flow can comprise the waste gas such as the carbon dioxide of discharging from various industrial processes, or the low density flow such as hot water.As used herein, " low density " refers to the fluid of density lower than the fluidized bulk density used together with arbitrary energy generating apparatus at object place.Although any applicable fluid all can use, as gas or gaseous mixture, operable Other exemplary comprises the gaseous product that carbon dioxide, air, nitrogen and mineral fuel, biofuel or the burning of other carbonaceous material produce.
According to an embodiment of the energy generating apparatus of one or more embodiments of current invention disclosed as shown in Figure 3, in figure 3, production facility 1 can use together in conjunction with the methods, devices and systems of current open invention.Described production facility 1 can be heat power station, nuclear power station or other power station, also can be any applicable industry equipment produced as by-product by low density flow.Described facility 1 can comprise outside energy storage device 250.Described energy storage device 250 is connected to power line support 3 by energy transmission lines such as power line 6 grade.
Described facility 1 can be placed on neighbouring ground structure 4.Pipeline 5 or other equipment be applicable to can be used for low density flow to be transferred to fluid first portion 320 from facility 1, and pump 340 can be used for providing pumping force, is pumped into fluid 320 body by described low density flow from facility 1.Flowmeter 342 can be interconnected with pipeline 5, to monitor the flow of the low density flow flowing through described pipeline.
Low density flow sparger 332 can be interconnected with described pipeline 5, is installed on the contiguous part of fluid first 320 points.In one or more embodiments, described fluid can be fluid, such as water, but can be any fluid that other is applicable to, sparger 332 can be any applicable sparger, for low density flow is released into fluid first portion 320, baffle plate 344 or low density flow is separated into the alternate manner of fluid of more careful dispersion, can be used for the mixing velocity improving described low density flow and fluid first portion 320.In this fashion, along with low density flow mixes with fluid first portion 320, the relative density of fluid first portion 320 will reduce.In other words, the density of fluid first portion 320 through changing will be reduced to and be less than its natural density.As used herein, fluid natural density refers to the density under selected temperature and pressure.Such as, the natural density of water when 22 degrees centigrade is about 998 kilograms per cubic meter.Water containing a large amount of other material (such as salt) may have different natural densities.
The device together used with described facility 1 as described herein is appointed as 310 usually in figure 3.Described device 310 comprises multiple Spacer 312, each object 312 can be long ball shape, in one or more embodiments, volume can be determined, so that each several part of each object 312 is hollow, each object 312 also can be homogeneity or abnormally-structured, and each object 312 is arranged at and extends on the support 316 of axis 314, each object 312 can as shown in drawings with each continuous object 312 equi-spaced apart, the spacing between continuous object 312 also can change according to one or more embodiment.Described axis 314 can be arranged, so that equal or corresponding sports are delivered to other object 312 each by the rotary motion of any one object 312.Axis 314 can be arranged at and carry out for convection cell first portion 320 and fluid second portion 322 the density of solid isolator ancient piece of jade, round, flat and with a hole in its centre 334 that is separated, and a density of solid isolator ancient piece of jade, round, flat and with a hole in its centre 334 also can refer to isolator wall in this article.Each object 312 can be placed in fluid first portion 320 or fluid second portion 322.In this fashion, a density of solid isolator ancient piece of jade, round, flat and with a hole in its centre 334 is separated with fluid second portion 322 for convection cell first portion 320, so that each several part has the density different from other parts.A density of solid isolator ancient piece of jade, round, flat and with a hole in its centre 334 also can comprise the open part allowing described object 312 and support 316 to pass through, along with low density flow to be injected into the first portion 320 of fluid from gas ejector 332, the density of fluid first portion 320 will reduce compared with the natural density of fluid, and the density of fluid second portion 322 keeps relative with the natural density of fluid constant, because a density of solid isolator ancient piece of jade, round, flat and with a hole in its centre 334 makes fluid first portion 320 keep being separated with fluid second portion 322.
Along with the density of fluid first portion 320 reduces because injecting low density flow from sparger 332, being delivered to the described buoyancy coherence active force of each object 312 in fluid first portion 320 will reduce.If the density of fluid first portion 320 is less than the density of each object 312, then each object 312 moves down starting or in the first portion 320 of fluid " sinking ".Represent the object 312 be moved because of the described fluid density reduction at described object place with dotted line in whole accompanying drawing, because each object 312 is connected on pivot 314, each object 312 starts to rotate around described pivot, multiple object 312 entirety starts to carry out being rotated counterclockwise as shown in Figure 3, the rotation of multiple object 312 will continue, until low density flow stops injecting to fluid first portion 320, the density of fluid first portion 320 returns to its natural density.
Described pivot 314 can be connected on the generator 330 that can be interconnected with described power transmission line 6 and described facility 1, or is connected on energy storage device 250, and described generator 330 can be used for converting the rotary motion of pivot 314 to electric energy.One of ordinary skill in the art are realized by known any method.
Although a device 310 can only be shown in Fig. 3, the device of multiple series connection or parallel alignment may be had, for increasing energy produce.Such as, multiple being arranged at can be provided to extend object 312 on the support 316 of axis 314, equally, produce for the energy increased, the multiple devices as shown in any one or multiple embodiment disclosed by the invention can be connected or parallel alignment.
Fig. 4 shows one or more embodiments of current open invention, and in the diagram, facility 1 manufactures energy together with device 410.Described facility 1 is connected to energy storage device 250 and power transmission line support 3 by power transmission line 6 equally.Pump 440 can provide pumping force, pumped into by pipeline 5 by low density flow, flowmeter 442 can be interconnected with described pipeline 5, to change the flow of low density flow, fluid ejector 422 can be placed in one end of pipeline 5, low density flow to be injected the first portion 416 of fluid.The liquid/gas separator 436 of baffle plate or other type can be placed near the outlet of fluid ejector 422, to disperse low density flow.Described device 410 comprises being positioned at fluid first portion 416 and being arranged at and extends the first object 412 on the support 430 of pivot 414, it can support by for buffer fluid first portion 416 and a density isolator ancient piece of jade, round, flat and with a hole in its centre 434 for fluid second portion 424, in the second portion of fluid, the second object 432 is arranged at and extends on the support 430 of pivot 414.Pivot 414 is connected on the generator 420 of the generator 330 be similar to as described in Fig. 3.
Described device 410 is for carrying out front-rear reciprocation movement, and in this movement process, when low density flow injects fluid first portion 416 and density is wherein reduced to the density being less than the first object 412, the first object 412 will move down.Can be configured device 410, the intermittence of low density flow is made to apply the first portion 416 being injected into fluid, so that enough low density flows are first injected into the first portion 416 of fluid, until the first object 412 carry out until when touching a density isolator ancient piece of jade, round, flat and with a hole in its centre 434 just stop being rotated counterclockwise.In this point, low density flow is not re-introduced into fluid first portion 416, and described density starts to return to its natural density.Along with the generation of this phenomenon, the first object 412 will turn clockwise, until relative vertical position is substantially identical with the second object 432.
In one or more embodiments, low density sparger can be installed on described fluid first portion 416 and described fluid second portion 424 place, can inject low density flow by alternate intermittent at each fluid section.
As shown in Figure 4, the described device for generation of energy disclosed herein can be self-contained in autonomous container 460, also can be a part for physical environment, such as ocean, lake or other water body as shown in Figure 3.
As with based on as described in shown in the substantially relevant block diagram of the energy generating step that is moved under floating function of object described in fluid 140, described device 410 can comprise this step.Such as, along with fluid first portion 416 returns to natural density, the first object 412 moves starting to carry out buoyancy coherence towards substantially direction upwards, until object 412 and the second object 432 general alignment.In this fashion, return to its natural density at device 410 along with fluid first portion 416 and carry out in cardinal principle moving process upwards, energy can be realized and produce.
According to the device of one or more embodiments for generating electricity of disclosed invention, as shown in Figure 5, be generally designated as 510.Described device 510 can follow the low density flow sparger 518 be interconnected with described low density flow body source 220 to be interconnected.Described device 510 comprises the solution cavity 512 for receiving fluid 515.Object 514 is placed in fluid 515, and the generator 516 be connected to further for producing electric energy when described object 514 is moved, described object 514 is connected on described generator 516 by links 520 such as cable, strut or similar structure, and generator 516 can be connected to the energy storage device 250 for storing consequent energy.In other embodiments, generator 516 can be connected directly on energy consumption equipment or device.
Described device 510 can be configured, make the density of object 514 less than or equal to the natural density of solution cavity 512 inner fluid 515.In this fashion, when fluid 515 is in natural density, object 514 is usually floating or be suspended in fluid 515.Along with low density flow injects solution cavity 512 by sparger 518, once the density of fluid 515 is lower than the density of object 514, object 514 moves down starting.Along with object 514 moves down, link 520 Movement transmit to generator 516, thus will produce electric energy.Low density flow can continue to be injected in solution cavity 512, until object 514 arrives required to upper/lower positions.In this point, low density flow does not reinject, and fluid 515 starts to return to its natural density.Along with the generation of everything, object 514 is moved upwards up to its initial position by starting, once object 514 turns back to its initial position, low density flow course of injection can start again.
According to one or more embodiments of open invention for generation of the device of electric energy, as shown in Figure 6, be generally designated as 610.The low density flow sparger 618 that described device 610 can be interconnected with described low density flow body source 220 is interconnected.Described device 610 comprises the solution cavity 612 for receiving fluid 615.Object 614 is placed in described fluid 615, and screw thread is loaded in axle 620.Described axle 620 is connected to the generator 616 for producing electric energy when described axle 620 rotates further.Described axle 620 for being moved under floating function along with described object 614 upwards, be rotated when moving down.Described object 614 is fixed on the wall of described solution cavity 612, the whirligig of described object 614 is remained unchanged along with the vertical movement of described object 614, just can realize this process.Described generator 616 can be connected on the energy storage device 250 that stores energy.In other embodiments, described generator 616 can be connected directly on energy consumption equipment or device.
Described device 610 can be configured, make the density of described object 614 less than or equal to the natural density of fluid 615 described in described solution cavity 612.Along with low density flow is injected into described solution cavity 612, once the density of described fluid 615 is lower than the density of described object 614, described object 614 moves down starting.Along with described object 614 moves down, described axle 620 will rotate and corresponding rotary motion is delivered to described generator 616, thus produces electric energy.Low density flow can continue to be injected in described solution cavity 612, until described object 614 arrives required to upper/lower positions.In this point, low density flow does not reinject, and described fluid 615 starts to return to its natural density.Along with the generation of everything, described object 614 is moved upwards up to its initial position by starting.Once described object 614 turns back to its initial position, described low density flow course of injection can start again.
According to one or more embodiments of disclosed invention for generation of the device of electric energy, as shown in Figure 7, be generally designated as 710.Described device 710 can follow the low density flow sparger 718 be interconnected with described low density flow body source 220 to be interconnected.Described device 710 comprises the solution cavity 712 for receiving fluid 715.Object 714 is placed in described fluid 715, for carrying out the vertically movement of buoyancy coherence.Described object 714 determines at least one magnet 720 in its surface.Inductive energy is produced when each described magnet 720 for being moved near the inductor coil 722 on described solution cavity 712 surface.Can be configured transformer 716, for converting charge inducing to available electrical energy form.Described transformer 716 can be connected to the described energy storage device 250 for storing consequent energy.In other embodiments, described transformer 716 can be connected directly on energy consumption equipment or device.
Described device 710 can be configured, make the density of described object 714 less than or equal to the natural density of fluid 715 described in described solution cavity 712.Along with low density flow is injected into described solution cavity 712, once the density of described fluid 715 is lower than the density of described object 714, described object 714 moves down starting.Along with described object 714 moves down, described coil 722 produces inductive energy by by the magnet 720 described in transmission.Low density flow can continue to be injected in described solution cavity 712, until described object 714 arrives required to upper/lower positions.In this point, low density flow does not reinject, and described fluid 715 starts to return to its natural density.Along with the generation of everything, described object 714 is moved upwards up to its initial position by starting.Once described object 714 turns back to its initial position, described low density flow course of injection can start again.
According to one or more embodiments of disclosed invention for generation of the device of electric energy, as shown in Figure 8, be generally designated as 810.Described device 810 can follow the low density flow sparger 818 be interconnected with described low density flow body source 220 to be interconnected, and described device 810 comprises the solution cavity 812 for receiving fluid 815.Object 814 is placed in fluid 815, for carrying out the vertically movement of buoyancy coherence, object 814 determines at least one inductor coil 822 in its surface, produces inductive energy when each inductor coil 822 for being moved near the magnet 820 on solution cavity 812 surface.Can be configured transformer 816, for converting charge inducing to available electrical energy form.Described transformer 816 can be connected to the described energy storage device 250 for storing consequent energy.In other embodiments, described transformer 816 can be connected directly on energy consumption equipment or device.
Described device 810 can be configured, make the density of object 814 less than or equal to the natural density of described solution cavity 812 inner fluid 815.Along with low density flow is injected in solution cavity 812, once the density of fluid 815 is lower than the density of object 814, object 814 moves down starting, and along with object 814 moves down, coil 822 will produce inductive energy by transmitting magnet 820.Low density flow can continue to be injected in solution cavity 812, until object 814 arrives required to upper/lower positions.In this, low density flow does not reinject, and fluid 815 starts to return to its natural density.Along with the generation of everything, object 814 is moved upward to its initial position by starting, once object 814 is back to its initial position, described low density flow course of injection can start again.
The system producing electric energy together with device 910 is used for, as shown in Figure 9 according to one or more embodiments of disclosed invention.The low density flow sparger 918 that device 910 can be interconnected with low density flow body source 220 is interconnected, described device 910 comprises the solution cavity 912 for receiving fluid 915, shuttle 914 is placed in described fluid 915, for carrying out the vertically movement of buoyancy coherence, described shuttle 914 determines magnet 922 and encloses, described magnet is peripheral near solution cavity 912 internal diameter to be extended, magnet 922 circle can be separated with the axis 920 extending to extreme higher position from the extreme lower position in solution cavity 912, the multiple blades 916 enclosed by extending to magnet 922 from axis 920 link together, inductive energy is produced when each magnet 922 all for being moved near the inductor coil 924 on solution cavity 912 surface.This induction is moved by the less perpendicular of the magnet 922 near inductor coil 924 and produces, or because of the angular dependence of the blade 916 relative to described axis 920, can be produced by the in rotary moving of the magnet 922 near inductor coil 924.Can be configured power generator 928, for inductive energy being converted to the energy of other form.As the energy consumption equipment 930 that represents with bulb in Fig. 9 can with as described in power generator 918 be interconnected, to use the energy of generation.
Described device 910 can be configured, make the density of shuttle 914 less than or equal to the natural density of solution cavity 912 inner fluid 915.Along with low density flow is injected in solution cavity 912, once the density of fluid 915 is lower than the density of shuttle 914, shuttle 914 moves down starting.Along with shuttle 914 moves down, magnet 922 produces inductive energy relative to the mobile of coil 924.Axis 920 can be equipped with helical thread portion, rotary motion is delivered to shuttle 914 when it is vertically mobile.Low density flow can continue to be injected in solution cavity 912, until shuttle 914 arrives required to upper/lower positions.In this, low density flow does not reinject, and fluid 915 starts to return to its natural density.Along with the generation of everything, shuttle 914 is moved upward to its initial position by starting.Once shuttle 914 is back to its initial position, described low density flow course of injection can start again.
According to one or more embodiments of disclosed invention for generation of the device of energy, as shown in Figure 10, be generally designated as 1010.Described device is for being placed in the body of fluid 1015 in solution cavity 1017, device 1010 comprises the interval oar 1012 of multiple cardinal principle parabolically shape, oar 1012 is interconnected by panel 1014, and described panel 1014 is for pivotally 1016 being rotated.Each oar 1012 roughly determines front recess 1020 and rear protuberance 1022.Low density flow sparger 1024 is positioned at the centre of consecutive intervals oar 1012, for injecting low density flow therebetween.The low density flow 1026 injected from low density flow sparger 1024 will rise when injecting.In this, near the low density flow 1026 front recess 1020 that is positioned at each oar 1012 or rear protuberance 1022.As shown in Figure 10, the half of the oar 1012 of described device 1010 has low density flow 1026 on front recess 1020, so that the reduction of the density around these bars 1022 will be moved along counterclockwise transmitting buoyancy coherence.Second half of the oar 1012 of described device has the low density flow 1026 for transmission of pressure on the rear protuberance of each oar 1012, thus along counterclockwise transmitting the mobile pressure produced of oar 1022.Device 1010 can be connected to power generator for generation of energy further according to disclosed herein and that those skilled in the art is known principle.
In addition, in one or more embodiments, the power station that underground storage field can be used as memory device to store as shown in Figures 3 and 4 is being similar to the low density compressed fluid of discharging in the flow process of Caes (CAES).When using together with one of them power generating system disclosed herein or device, pressurized gas and other fluid can be stored in underground, transfer to applicable purposes more when needed.
On basis that is continuous or that select, also can use one of them system disclosed herein or device.Such as, if adopt low density flow to spray, then can continuous running one of them system disclosed herein or device.In other cases, preferably only use one of them system or device therebetween on power consumption peak, can be purchased off the shelf to increase in these peak periods.For this reason, the energy use of energy grid can be monitored by control system, then control the operation of one of them system disclosed herein or device according to monitoring.
In other embodiments, recirculation and storage system can be used from any device one disclosed herein and collect remaining low density flow after energy produces.For the situation using carbon dioxide or other potential dangerous low density flow, this may be advantageous particularly.The low density flow collected can be stored in external reservoir, or compresses it, to re-inject in one of them device disclosed herein.
Although described embodiment is illustrated in the preferred embodiment related content of various accompanying drawing, but should be appreciated that, also other similar embodiment may be used maybe may to modify to described embodiment and supplement, to perform identical function when nothing deviates from.Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be not limited to any single embodiment, and should make an explanation on range and scope according to the claims of enclosing.

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1. a device, it comprises:
One the first object being placed in the liquid with the first density, the first density of described liquid is greater than the density of described first object;
One to be connected with described first object and to make to produce when described first object moves the generator of electricity; And
One with the gas ejector of described fluid connection; Described gas ejector is to described liquid batch ground gas jet, such intermittence is sprayed and is had the liquid of gas to have the second density, and described second density causes described first object intermittently to produce buoyancy lower than the density of described first object moving up and down and make described electrical power generators.
2. device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described liquid forms first portion and second portion, and further, described first object is placed in the first portion of described liquid.
3. device according to claim 2, is characterized in that, described first object is arranged at the first end that is articulated in the controlling rod on a pivot.
4. device according to claim 3, is characterized in that, described generator is connected with described pivot.
5. device according to claim 3, is characterized in that, described device also comprises the second object of the second end being arranged at described controlling rod, and described second object is placed in the second portion of described liquid.
6. device according to claim 3, is characterized in that, the first portion of described liquid and second portion are separated by the isolator wall between them.
7. device according to claim 6, is characterized in that, described pivot is arranged on described isolator wall.
8. device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described generator is interconnected with the energy storage device of the electricity for storing generation.
9. a system, it comprises:
(a) electricity generating device, described electricity generating device comprises:
I () is placed in the first object of the liquid with the first density, the first density of described liquid is greater than the density of described first object;
(ii) one to be connected with described first object and to make to produce when described first object moves the generator of electricity; With
(iii) one with the gas ejector of described fluid connection; Described gas ejector is to described liquid batch ground gas jet, such injection has the liquid of gas to have the second density, and described second density causes described first object intermittently to produce buoyancy lower than the density of described first object moving up and down and make described electrical power generators;
B energy storage device that () is communicated with described generator; With
C gas source that () is communicated with described gas ejector.
10. system according to claim 9, is characterized in that, described liquid forms first portion and second portion, and further, described first object is placed in the first portion of described liquid.
11. systems according to claim 10, is characterized in that, described first object is arranged at the first end that is articulated in the controlling rod on a pivot.
12. systems according to claim 11, is characterized in that, described generator is connected with described pivot.
13. systems according to claim 11, is characterized in that, described system also comprises: the second object being arranged at the second end of described controlling rod, described second object is placed in the second portion of described liquid.
14. systems according to claim 11, is characterized in that, described first portion and described second portion are separated by the isolator wall between them.
15. systems according to claim 14, is characterized in that, described pivot is arranged on described isolator wall.
16. 1 kinds of methods, it comprises:
First object is placed in the first portion of the liquid with the first density, the first density of described liquid is greater than the density of described first object;
Intermittently to first portion's gas jet of described liquid, spray like this and have the liquid of gas to have the second density, described second density causes described first object intermittently to produce buoyancy lower than the density of described first object moving up and down; And
Based on described first object moving up and down and generating electricity under floating function.
17. methods according to claim 16, is characterized in that, the described first portion first object being placed in the liquid with the first density comprises: be placed in the primary importance of the first portion of described liquid by described first object.
18. methods according to claim 17, is characterized in that, describedly intermittently comprise to first portion's gas jet of described liquid: gas jet, impel described first object under floating function, move to the second place of the first portion of described liquid.
19. methods according to claim 18, is characterized in that, described method also comprises: allow described gas to overflow to impel described first object to move to described primary importance from the described second place under floating function from described liquid; Described method also comprises: generate electricity to the movement of described primary importance from the described second place based on described first object.
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