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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
  • F03G7/10—Alleged perpetua mobilia
  • F03G7/129—Thermodynamic processes
• • 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
  • F03G7/10—Alleged perpetua mobilia
• • 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

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• Atmospheric energy tapping device for generation' of mechanical and electrical energy for generation' of mechanical and electrical energy.
• This invention relates to atmospheric energy tapping device for generation of mechanical and electrical energy.
• the energy is air/gas wherein the gas is such as Nitrogen, Helium, Carbondioxide, Methane etc.
• the primary object of the present invention is to provide atmospheric energy tapping device for generation of mechanical and electrical energy which overcomes disadvantages associated with the prior art.
• Another object of the present invention is to provide atmospheric energy tapping device for generation of mechanical and electrical energy which recovers the heat lost during compression of air and taps the atmospheric energy so as to generate electric /mechanical power.
• Further object of the present invention is to provide atmospheric energy tapping device for generation of mechanical and electrical energy which is reliable and efficient.
• Yet another object of the present invention is to provide atmospheric energy tapping device for generation of mechanical and electric energy which is simple in construction.
• atmospheric energy tapping device for generation of mechanical and electrical energy comprising of a compressor for supplying hot compressed air into a heat engine coupled to a generator for power generation, wherein said heat engine is provided in connection with a turbine.
• atmospheric energy tapping device for generation of mechanical and electrical energy comprising a compressor for supplying hot and compressed air into a heat engine coupled to a generator for power generation, wherein a turbine is provided for expansion of cooled and compressed air.
• atmospheric energy tapping device for generation of mechanical and electrical energy comprising of a compressor producing high pressure hot air is connected to a heat engine and turbine for power generation, wherein said compressor and turbine are mounted on the same shaft.
• FIG. 1 shows: first embodiment of atmospheric energy tapping device of the present invention.
• Fig. 2 shows: second embodiment of device of the present invention.
• Fig. 3 shows: third embodiment of device of the present invention.
• the present invention discloses atmospheric energy tapping device for generation of mechanical and electrical energy
• FIG 1 , 2 and 3 show different embodiments of the proposed device.
• an electric motor 1 is provided to drive air compressor 2.
• Compressor 2 is supplied with atmospheric air/ gas at inlet 3, compressed hot air from which is discharged from outlet 4.
• Hot compressed air discharged from compressor 2 through outlet 4 flows into a heat engine 5 to generate electric power by generator 6 coupled to said heat engine 5.
• the air after passing through the heat engine 5 is in a cooled state, which is fed into vessel 7 for storage.
• the cooled compressed air is then used to drive an air turbine 8 coupled to a generator 9 for producing electric power.
• the air discharged from the air turbine 8 is in a much cooled state, which is supplied to a heat engine 10 wherein it picks up heat from the atmosphere and produces electric power with the help of a generator 11 coupled to said heat engine 10.
• fig. 2 indicating another embodiment of the instant invention, which is an improvement over the device of fig. 1.
• electric motor 1 drives the air compressor 2. Atmospheric air/gas flows into compressor 2 at inlet 3 and compressed hot air is discharged from compressor 2 through outlet 4.
• the improvement over the design shown in fig. 1 constitutes replacement of heat engines 5 and 10 shown in fig. 1 with a single heat engine 12 which has high temperature source 15 on one side and a very low temperature sink 13 on the other side.
• the heat engine 12 is connected to a generator 14 for power generation, in which said heat engine and generator is combination of two heat engines and two generators respectively. This provision enhances efficiency of conversion of heat into mechanical energy substantially.
• FIG. 3 showing yet another improved embodiment of device of the proposed application, wherein the compressor (2) and turbine (8) are mounted on the same shaft unlike the embodiment indicated in fig. 1 , in which the compressor 2 is driven by an electric motor and air turbine (8) drives the generator (9).
• the compressor 2 is driven by an electric motor and air turbine (8) drives the generator (9).
• Compressor 2 is thermally insulated so as to make the compression process as close to adiabatic compression as ' possible.
• air is compressed to pressure P2 and heated to temperature T2 and the entire work of compression i.e. the entire work done on the system during compression is converted into heat.
• This hot high pressure air is fed to heat engine 5 which partially converts the heat energy (depending upon, its efficiency) from this compressed air into electric power through the generator 6.
• the compressed air loses its heat substantially to temperature T3 while the pressure reduces to P3 which is substantially equal to P2.
• the air at pressure P3 and temperature T3 (which is expected to be quite close to atmospheric temperature) is supplied to an air storage vessel 7.
• Compressed air at pressure P3 drives the air turbine 8 which in turn drives the generator 9 to produce electric power.
• the compressed air undergoes an expansion process in the air turbine 8 and the final parameters at the exit of the air turbine 8 will be P4 which is near atmospheric pressure and temperature T4 which will be substantially below the atmospheric temperature.
• the heat engine 10 works between source temperature Tl (atmospheric temperature) and the sink temperature T4 of the highly cooled air at the exit of the air turbine.
• the generator 1 1 is coupled to the heat engine 10.
• the energy input to the system is in the form of electric energy to the electric motor 1.
• the output of the system comprises of the following:-
• Electric power produced by generator 1 1 coupled to heat engine 10 which converts atmospheric energy into mechanical energy.
• the hot and compressed air from the compressor is supplied into heat engine.
• the hot high pressure air is fed into said heat engine through the heat source (15) so as to supply hot air into heat engine (12) and normal temperature air to storage (7).
• the heat engine converts the heat energy into electric energy with the help of the generator (14) and exhausts normal pressure and low temperature air into the heat sink (13) connected thereto.
• the turbine receives high pressure, normal temperature air from said storage (7) for its operation, which in turn drives the generator (9) to generate electricity. Finally, the compressed air after expansion through said turbine flows into the heat sink (13). Then, the heat sink exhausts normal pressure and low temperature air into the atmosphere.
• the total electric energy produced may be more than the electrical energy input to the motor 1.
• the overall gain when residual heat energy is also considered may demonstrate that the device produces more energy than it consumes.
• the heat engines 5, 10 and 12 are external combustion engines without restricting scope of the invention to the same because it can be replaced with for ex. Stirling engine.
• a heat engine can be used to recover a substantial portion of the heat energy depending upon its efficiency.
• the cooled compressed air can be used to produce electric power through an air turbine.
• the air coming out of the air turbine is substantially below atmospheric temperature and this cold air needs to pick up heat from somewhere to come back to atmospheric temperature.
• This requirement is made use of by another heat engine which works between atmospheric temperature and the substantially cold air temperature and produces electric power.
• the cold air picks up energy from the atmosphere.
• the system has input energy in the form of electric power to motor and heat energy picked up from the atmosphere by the cold air.
• the output energy can never be more than this total energy input but, for practical purposes, more energy output is obtained compared with energy input since the thermal energy of the atmosphere is considered free and not taken into account.
• ol power generation results in pollution of soil, water and/or air.
• power is generated from thermal energy picked up from the atmosphere.
• the device can be called an environment friendly and environment regenerating device.
• the device of the instant invention is applicable to air/ gas, wherein the gas is for ex: Nitrogen, Helium, Carbohdioxide, Methane etc

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